Pankaj Jangid <pan...@codeisgreat.org> writes: >> But (1) it is not only *our* decision, it's also in the hands of the >> Emacs maintainers, which may think otherwise; (2) all the consequences >> need to be considered, as it is a sensible move; (3) I am on the verge >> of stepping down as a maintainer, so it is not a good time for me to >> push into a direction or another. > > I sensed (3) when I saw an email (last month I guess) about assimilating > parts of Org into Emacs. While that is a good idea. But I don’t have a > very good feeling about you leaving. You have contributed so much. You > have maintained it so well. > > I can understand how it feels when people complain about features. And > sometimes they blame the maintainers for some specific product > directions. But it is bound to happen when they are also attached to the > product. I hope these things have not shaped up your decision. It > happens in a closely knit family.
Thanks a lot for the kind words, appreciated. Be reassured, the fact that I shall soon step down has nothing to do with the community: in fact, the community is what kept me motivated for nearly ten years now! This decision is a simple combination of me not having enough time (which can lead to frustrating situations for other contributors) and the fact that I'm confident about Org's future. >> Anyway, I don't think now is the right time to consider this move, as >> there are many more things to achieve. I suggest we discuss this again >> later next year. > > Yes. This is endless. We’ll continue this... ... but I'm very receptive to the real questions: how can we expose the latest Org to more testers? how can we recruit more contributors? If at some point developing Org within Emacs seems to be part of a good solution, I'll be all for it. I definitely prefer this scenario to the one where Org is kicked out Emacs core and moved to a separate, not-installed-by-default, GNU ELPA package. Best, -- Bastien