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Re: maintain flymake.el
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Sebastian Wiesner |
Subject: |
Re: maintain flymake.el |
Date: |
Mon, 16 Dec 2013 17:57:27 +0100 |
2013/12/16 Ted Zlatanov <address@hidden>:
> On Sun, 15 Dec 2013 19:31:46 +0100 Sebastian Wiesner <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> SW> 2013/12/14 Sebastian Wiesner <address@hidden>:
>>> I hope to finish the document by tomorrow evening, and will come back
>>> if it's done.
>
> SW> I have completed the document now. The final version is to be found
> SW> at https://github.com/flycheck/flycheck/wiki/Flycheck-versus-Flymake.
> SW> It's a thorough write-up of the differences and similarities between
> SW> Flycheck and Flymake, and probably also a comprehensive summary of the
> SW> current issues and weaknesses in Flymake.
>
> SW> Again, it's probably unfairly biased towards Flycheck. I tried my
> SW> best to be neutral, but I consider Flycheck superior and think that
> SW> the design and implementation of Flymake are somewhat broken, so I may
> SW> have failed to properly account for Flymake's features and strengths.
> SW> Please excuse this, and feel free to correct any mistakes I may have
> SW> made.
>
> SW> Please also suggest improvements, such as additional aspects which
> SW> should be covered, or report issues, such as missing details in the
> SW> comparsion.
>
> I thought it was a thorough comparison. I'll let Leo, if he's willing,
> answer any items.
>
> We can't put Flycheck in Emacs as it stands, too many contributors
> without copyright assignments. If precedent holds, I would expect the
> Emacs project to continue endorsing Flymake despite its shortcomings
> because of the licensing. Would you consider doing the necessary work
> to make Flycheck part of Emacs?
I was afraid that you would ask this, and I am sorry to say that I
won't. I do not intend to contribute to Emacs, and am not willing to
sign a copyright assignment.
Sorry
- Re: maintain flymake.el, (continued)
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Stefan Monnier, 2013/12/06
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Ted Zlatanov, 2013/12/06
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Leo Liu, 2013/12/06
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Sebastian Wiesner, 2013/12/14
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Sebastian Wiesner, 2013/12/15
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Ted Zlatanov, 2013/12/16
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Jan Djärv, 2013/12/16
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Sebastian Wiesner, 2013/12/16
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Jan Djärv, 2013/12/16
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Sebastian Wiesner, 2013/12/16
- Re: maintain flymake.el,
Sebastian Wiesner <=
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Glenn Morris, 2013/12/16
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Sebastian Wiesner, 2013/12/16
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Glenn Morris, 2013/12/16
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Sebastian Wiesner, 2013/12/16
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Lennart Borgman, 2013/12/16
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Glenn Morris, 2013/12/16
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Ted Zlatanov, 2013/12/16
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Leo Liu, 2013/12/16
- Re: maintain flymake.el, Leo Liu, 2013/12/16
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