Re: PROPOSAL: Repurpose one key and reserve it for third-party packages

[Gregory Heytings]

> But no effort is needed for keys not yet bound - zero, beyond 
> documenting the fact.

The effort, or the absence of effort, is not the important point here. 
The main point is freedom: give more freedom to both Emacs and third-party 
libraries.  And "documenting the fact that keys not yet bound cannot be 
bound anymore" hinders Emacs' freedom.  I know, you also said that 
"exceptions would be possible with the approval of maintainers", but 
that's precisely what happened with the new "C-x x" key, and you objected 
anyway.

> My proposal is to separate any and all such possible default key-binding 
> _changes_ from the simple act of declaring the keys so far unbound by 
> default to be reserved for 3rd-party code.

That just can't happen, it would be a arbitrary constraint that would 
impair Emacs' evolution, it would mean that hundreds of small or large 
potential improvements would not be possible anymore.

> > I'm sorry to read you've seen it as a pull back. What I saw was that 
> > your request was being ignored, and I tried to help with something more 
> > constructive.
>
> I would welcome any such support, if that really is your intention.

FWIW, it was indeed really my intention.  The proposal is an attempt to 
find a reasonable middle ground that would give as much freedom as 
possible to Emacs, as much freedom as possible to third-party library 
developers, and without changing users' habits too much.