Re: New Package for NonGNU-ELPA: clojure-ts-mode

[Eli Zaretskii]

> Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2023 21:52:31 +0300
> Cc: stefankangas@gmail.com, philipk@posteo.net, emacs-devel@gnu.org,
>  manuel.uberti@inventati.org
> From: Dmitry Gutov <dmitry@gutov.dev>
> 
> On 25/08/2023 08:42, Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > IME, the development model of Emacs is an important reason why Emacs
> > is still alive and kicking almost 40 years since it was first
> > developed.  And important major modes in Emacs are alive and kicking
> > with it.  So inclusion in Emacs and the pains of adjusting to a
> > different development model are justified if one wants the major mode
> > to remain alive for many years to come.  Something to think about, I
> > guess.
> 
> Or the longevity stems from other reasons (e.g. good fundamental ideas, 
> unique proposition, being part of the original GNU system, ...), and the 
> development process is the reason the current user base is a fraction of 
> even Vim's (not to mention popular commercial offerings).
> 
> Just an alternative POV to consider. In truth, could be a little of both.

Mine wasn't a POV, it was an observation based on many years of
watching the development and being part of it.