Re: Intent package mule2 and custom-mule (Important for emacs (lisp) package maintainers)
>>>>> "RG" == Radovan Garabik <garabik@melkor.dnp.fmph.uniba.sk> writes:
RG> Well, the difference between emacs19 and emacs20 is about 10 MB
RG> diskspace I am running a space constrained system, and users do
RG> want emacs, and are happy with emacs19. What would you do? I
RG> keep emacs19 installed. (and do not tell me that diskspace is
RG> cheap.... unless you are willing to donate me a disk :-))
Disk space isn't so cheap, but it applies to mirrors too. I think this
is a similar problem as with data packages -- let's have obsolete
software in Debian as long as someone maintains it, but in some extra
section separated from the main archive.
RG> emacs is a lot like M$ word...more and more bloat with each new
RG> version
I hate people who make statements about things they don't understand.
Milan Zamazal
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