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RE: [External] : Re: Discuss new features/enhancements or large changes
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Drew Adams |
Subject: |
RE: [External] : Re: Discuss new features/enhancements or large changes for users in emacs-devel [was: My resignation from Emacs development] |
Date: |
Sat, 30 Nov 2024 21:06:30 +0000 |
> > > > I think the crucial question was _where_ this discussion took
> place.
> > > > It was in the bug reporting list, not emacs-devel.
> > > >
> > > > I have complained before that the practice of discussing a feature
> > > > change on the bug list caused feature change ideas not to be
> > > > recognized as such. People should help notify all of us
> > > > that we are discussing a feature change.
> > >
> > > When such discussions happen on the bug list, we generally try to add
> > > to the discussion people who might be relevant or whose opinions we
> > > want to hear. In other cases, someone insists to move the discussion
> > > to emacs-devel.
> > >
> > > Of course, mistakes can and do happen. But the understanding that
> > > some issues need broader discussions does exist, and there's no
> > > intentional avoidance of that for some covert reasons.
> > >
> > > Please also keep in mind that a person interested in some subject
> > > could be off-line for some reason, not reading any of the Emacs
> > > lists, when the discussion happens. So even making sure all such
> > > discussions happen on emacs-devel is not a guarantee that everyone
> > > who should be involved will be. (I do agree that emacs-devel is
> > > a better place for discussing important changes, I'm just saying
> > > it is not a panacea.)
> >
> > Good to hear. IMO it does happen too often that
> > something that could benefit from discussion on -
> > or at least exposure to - emacs-devel stays on
> > the bug list.
>
> How often is "too often"? Do you have some quantitative data about
> the percentage of such discussions that happen on the bug tracker?
Too often in my opinion. Too often for what I think
is most helpful and healthy for Emacs.
As I said:
> > Just one opinion.
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- Re: Discuss new features/enhancements or large changes for users in emacs-devel [was: My resignation from Emacs development], Eli Zaretskii, 2024/11/30
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- Re: Discuss new features/enhancements or large changes for users in emacs-devel [was My resignation from Emacs development], Eli Zaretskii, 2024/11/30
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