Re: Emacs HTTP libraries [was: Re: How to contribute new package to GNU ELPA?]

[Richard Stallman]

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  > > I'm concerned that it may add a substantial amount of complexity
  > > that we could do without.  I'm also concerned about how it might
  > > deal with Javascript code.

  > AFAIK Javascript has not yet crept into HTTP, so this is not an issue.

Javascript is potentially an issue.  HTTP typically transfers HTML,
and where HTML goes, Javascript tends to go with it.  So this program
may cause pressure to support Javascript in some way.

Or it may not.  But we need to look a few steps down this road before
setting out on it.

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Dr Richard Stallman
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