On Aug 30, 2012, at 8:35 PM, Eric Schulte wrote: > Achim Gratz <strom...@nexgo.de> writes: > >> Bastien writes: >>> I'm afraid the only recommendation here is to try to stick to one >>> installation method -- or to reinstall a fresh package/repo with a >>> fresh contrib/lisp/ *after* any ELPA upgrade. >> >> Well, we could make an ELPA package that includes contrib. It just >> can't be distributed via GNU ELPA then. >> > > I second this option.
+1 I know that I am much more likely to try stuff if it's in ELPA. > Given that ELPA and contrib/ both serve as a sort of proving ground for > tools which do not yet have some combination of the stability, copyright > assignment, or widespread utility to be included in Emacs or either > Org-mode it seems natural to distribute the contrib directory through > ELPA. > > I think either of the following repositories would make excellent homes. > > http://tromey.com/elpa/ > http://marmalade-repo.org/packages/ Don't forget MELPA: http://melpa.milkbox.net/ which will package it right out of git. -Ivan