Re: Elisp LSP Server

[Richard Stallman]

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  > > The OP was proposing that Emacs integrate (by providing imenu
  > > functionality to Visual Studio Code through LSP) with a particular
  > > feature of GitHub, where, through proprietary JavaScript and a
  > > proprietary plugin, anyone can press "." to immediately view code from
  > > GitHub in VS Code.

  > Not quite. I'm not suggesting at all integrating with proprietary
  > software. I'm merely curious if anyone has ever thought about
  > implementing an LSP server for Emacs Lisp.

To implement an LSP server for Emacs Lisp, in the abstract, is a good
thing to do.  However, doing it in special relation with GitHub is the
wrong way.  Would someone please explain concretely how this proposal
relates to GitHub?

  > Personally, I don't care if a proprietary software vendor like
  > GitHub introduces better features for a language that is the
  > ultimate epitome of free software.

The GNU Project is very concerned to help replace GitHub, _not_ to
enhance it.

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