about obsolete packages

[Uwe Brauer]

>>>>> "stephen" == stephen  <at xemacs.org (stephen at xemacs.org)> writes:

   stephen> NB: xemacs-design currently doesn't exist---please direct traffic to
   stephen> xemacs-beta.  Once the new ML system gets settled, we can revive
   stephen> -design if people think it's needed.

   stephen> Didier Verna writes:

   >> Attached below is a extract from a conversation with David Katrup.

   stephen> AUCTeX is a special case.  David has been extremely
   stephen> uncooperative and has been mildly abusive toward Uwe
   stephen> Brauer who volunteered to maintain the XEmacs package.  If
   stephen> Uwe wishes to drop the package, that's fine by me.
   stephen> However, I find the XEmacs package very useful for my
   stephen> personal needs, and others do too.

Hello 

Is seems that the XEmacs-beta list is back. Sorry that I missed
earlier posts. 

I agree with Stephen: auctex needs to be updated, however sadly this
is more complicated than I thought due to large reorganisation of
auctex (including preview latex etc). I know should have done this
some time ago, (my workload does not allow it). I might try it again
in the coming days and would like to encourage everyone to overtake
the management.


On the other hand I have *not* received a massive demand for the
upgrade. And even at its present form auctex is _useful_. So I would
vote *against* its removal from SUMO.


Uwe Brauer