Re: Why not include all ELPA packages in an Emacs release?

[Stefan Monnier]

> That qualification is where I must disagree.  I think the correct
> criterion is whether Emacs developers will _ever_ have occasion to edit
> or use these packages, for otherwise applying even minuscule changes or
> running an Emacs built from the repository will become needlessly
> involved.

Is the pain of N years' worth of manual synchronization with upstream
development worth the gain N years later when you finally need to make
that minuscule change?

Sometimes it is, sometimes it isn't.


        Stefan