bill-auger <bill-auger@peers.community> writes:
> what has me particularly perplexed, is the: "two-way sync required" -
> developers and packagers are in an "upstream/downstream" relationship
That's because you still haven't understood that GNU ELPA is not just
a package distribution system.
The overall ELPA system is (it defines a format for repositories,
includes the package.el client to list/install/upgrade packages, and
includes various repositories, including MELPA and GNU ELPA).
But the GNU ELPA repository specifically isn't.
> it sounds like what you are asking, is for the upstream to maintain the
> packaging repo for you; which would be very unconventional -
Actually, it's the norm when it comes to Elisp packages (both for GNU
ELPA and for MELPA packages).
Stefan
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