bug#57412: Could we make linum.el obsolete?

[Colin Baxter]

>>>>> Stefan Kangas <stefankangas@gmail.com> writes:

    > Severity: wishlist Is there any reason to keep linum.el around any
    > longer, or could it be marked obsolete in favor of
    > `display-line-numbers-mode'?

    > Given our obsoletion policy, it would still be around for another
    > decade, which should give users plenty of time to adapt.


Please do not obsolete this. I do not like display-line-numbers-mode,
preferring line numbers in the margin. There must be other users
similarly inclined.

I do not understand this need to obsolete packages that perform
perfectly well. Emacs often has multiple ways of achieving the same
outcome, which is surely a positive.

Best wishes,