Don't refer to manual, please - it does not answer practical questions. Why do you think there are so few packages? - and no one knows how to build them! I tried, and of course I did not succeed. For example, when I write to elisp, I guess by context how and what I should do next. And a powerful contextual help system is also very helpful.
I have many practical questions - I use this distribution on real hardware, as the main system. I like Lisp, but I'm just a user, not a hacker.. About 'cons' and 'cons*' - okay, let's see in the manual. Examples, examples, examples, more examples! ;) That would be great.
