Re: Gitlab Migration

[Richard Stallman]

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  >  perhaps even an ability to write messages from 
  > the browser (which is certain to appeal to some newcomers).

It is fine to offer this feature, provided the message turns into
email so that we can receive it in our inboxes.  Is that the case?

  > Overall, if we finally accept that neither UI familiarity (for new 
  > users) nor workflow familiarity (for new contributors) are a priority 
  > for the Emacs project, this might a reasonable option to migrate to.

They count for something, but less than many other countervaling values.
This is meaningful at the "all else being equal" level.

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Dr Richard Stallman (https://stallman.org)
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