Re: 23.0.60; Can't paste from files with .arc extensions

[Brian Adkins]

Richard Stallman wrote, On 03/09/2008 04:53 PM:
>     Paul Graham's new Arc language uses .arc as an
>     extension
>
> They are asking for trouble by using that extension.  They should
> change the extension ASAP.

What is the problem? Arc programming language files are plain text and 
archive files are binary, right? Shouldn't that be enough to distinguish 
between them?

> I am not sure whether we should try to make Emacs distinguish between
> Arc programs and .arc archives.  If this can be done so reliably
> that it never makes a mistake, then we may as well do it.  But if it
> is not that reliable, better to tell all Arc programmers that they
> should put -*-arc-language-*- in their files.
>
> Is the implementation of Arc free software?
>
>