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RE: [External] : Re: Discuss new features/enhancements or large changes


From: 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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