MELPA looks better; like ELPA 2.0 :) On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Ivan Andrus <darthand...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > 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 > >
