Bug#889056: [RFC: original vs fork] Re: Bug#889056: replace apache-mode.el with elpa package
Nicholas D Steeves <nsteeves@gmail.com> writes:
> https://github.com/martenjj/apachemode is also by Jonathan Marten
> - Notes that it merges the features of three forks back into the
> original.
> https://github.com/emacs-php/apache-mode/ is a fork by Karl Chen, and
> I wonder if it would be as smooth of a transition. The fork would
> be new to Debian...
>
> At any rate, the RFC: Do we want the version by the original author,
> which merges the features from three forks, or do we want the version
> on MELPA. If necessary, I'd be happy to contact Jonathan Marten to
> ask him if he would be willing to push his package to MELPA.
Being on melpa is not a prerequisite for being in Debian, as long as the
upstream seems maintained.
I don't use apache so I can't really comment on the merits of the two
modes. I do notice that the emacs-php one has tags, and is more recently
active (2017 vs 2016). So I guess go for that one if you don't find a
better way to break the tie.
d
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