Re: Emacs-devel Digest, Vol 239, Issue 27

[Pedro Andres Aranda Gutierrez]

Re: Upcoming merge of adaptive-wrap

Dmitry Gutov <dmitry@gutov.dev> writes:

> There is a particular advantage for optional features being in ELPA:
> people can browse it and search the list of keywords. It serves as a
> tool for discovery for many.
> 
> When the package is in the core, it doesn't appear in any of similar
> structured lists, you really have to hunt around for discover those
> features.

Totally +1. Well, yes, you sometimes want to upgrade your packages from ELPA
and yes, it takes time. But even I don't do that too often, despite of my
wanting to be bleeding edge ;-) 

And that’s what I find the repositories good for. And for not bloating the 
editor package with things I don’t use, too ;-)

I feel I miss a frank and opinionated conversation on fundamentals like this  
from time to time

 My .02 cents, /PA