Re: GNU ELPA package discoverability

[Bastien]

Hi Stefan,

Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com> writes:

> My proposal is therefore simply to wait with adding the menu entry until
> we know more about the way forward for "Non-GNU ELPA", its relation to
> MELPA and so on.  There is ample time before Emacs 28.1 is released to
> consider it again.  But this is just my personal opinion, of course.

I'd rather detangle both issues: one is to promote the fact that users
can customize `package-archives' to what they need, another one is what
sources Emacs should promote.  I'll let Eli decide, of course.

> Another thing, which I failed to bring up in my previous email.  If I
> understand correctly, you propose to put "List available packages" after
> "Customize package sources".  This seems to suggest that the package
> system is not usable until after you customize it.  Am I missing
> something here?  If not, should we perhaps change that order?

No, you're right, "List available packages" should probably come first.

-- 
 Bastien