Bastien <b...@gnu.org> writes: > The rationale for moving some files out of core is not only about the > size of the user-base (which is very difficult to know), but mostly > about whether those contributed packages depend on 3rd-part softwares.
PS: Also see this recent message by Glenn: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel/159305 I think code for mailers that don't come with Emacs doesn't belong in Emacs. This is the reasoning I also tried to apply when deciding about whether a package should go into core or contrib. -- Bastien
