Re: RFC: Adding BBDB to Emacs core

[Joshua Branson]

Eric Abrahamsen <address@hidden> writes:

> Joshua Branson <address@hidden> writes:
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>> That sounds pretty awesome, but does the bbdb package have any info
>> documentation?  Not that it really matters, but it would be nice to have.
>>
>> Also, may I ask about ebdb?  Does ebdb ever have
>> a chance at making emacs core?
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> Probably not! There's already push-back on including more packages in
> core, and the main argument for making an exception for BBDB (many
> packages are already "aware" of it) doesn't apply to EBDB.
>
> Personally, I belong to the "don't put more stuff in core" camp, and am
> happy keeping EBDB in ELPA.

That makes sense.  The more packages you have, the harder it must be to
maintain a stable emacs.

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