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authorRichard Stallman2020-06-10 23:41:39 -0400
committerEli Zaretskii2020-06-20 10:56:54 +0300
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Fix text about Lisp archives in the Emacs FQ
* doc/misc/efaq.texi (Packages that do not come with Emacs): Warn about using Lisp archives other than GNU ELPA.
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@@ -3474,15 +3474,18 @@ You can browse the resulting @file{*Packages*} buffer to see what is
3474available, and then Emacs can automatically download and install the 3474available, and then Emacs can automatically download and install the
3475packages that you select. @xref{Packages,,, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}. 3475packages that you select. @xref{Packages,,, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}.
3476 3476
3477There are other, non-GNU, Emacs Lisp package servers, including: 3477There are other Emacs Lisp package archives. To use additional
3478@uref{https://melpa.org, MELPA}; and 3478archives, you can customize the @code{package-archives} variable.
3479@uref{https://marmalade-repo.org, Marmalade}. To use additional 3479Those archives have no affiliation with GNU Emacs, and we do not
3480package servers, customize the @code{package-archives} variable. Be 3480monitor how they are maintained. They may pay close attention to
3481aware that installing a package can run arbitrary code, so only add 3481correctness and safety of the code, or they may give only cursory
3482sources that you trust. Also, packages hosted on non-GNU package 3482attention.
3483servers may encourage or require you to install and use non-free 3483
3484software; for example, MELPA is known to host some packages that do 3484Also, packages hosted on these other archives may encourage or require
3485this. 3485you to install and use other nonfree programs. Unless you can verify
3486that a package is free software, and that it functions without
3487installing any nonfree software, we recommend for your freedom's sake
3488that you stay away from it.
3486 3489
3487The @uref{https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-emacs-sources, 3490The @uref{https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-emacs-sources,
3488GNU Emacs sources mailing list}, which is gatewayed to the 3491GNU Emacs sources mailing list}, which is gatewayed to the