Re: PL support

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stefan Monnier <address@hidden>
> Cc: Stefan Kangas <address@hidden>,  address@hidden,
>   address@hidden,  address@hidden,  address@hidden,
>   address@hidden
> Date: Tue, 12 May 2020 13:54:04 -0400
> 
> > If the intent is to create package repositories that are not part of
> > the Emacs project, I have no objections (and even if I did, people
> > could rightfully ignore them).
> 
> That's not how this works: the only reason for repositories like
> "ELPA-Contrib" or "MELPA-Libre" to exist would be that contrary to MELPA
> they'd be included in `package-archives` by default.

If these are free software repositories, is there any reason for us
not to include them?  A have a feeling that I'm missing something, but
I don't know why.

> So if you refuse to include them in `package-archives`, then the
> hypothetical repositories won't exist: people can't just ignore
> your objections.

Given what Phillip just wrote, I'm no longer sure my opinions are
relevant at all.