Update on LCD maintenance.

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/etc/FAQ b/etc/FAQ
index eb2c912a440..8730ef4ea84 100644
--- a/etc/FAQ
+++ b/etc/FAQ
@@ -2308,12 +2308,13 @@ Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages
   so before you use or modify a Lisp package, see if the author has provided
   any hints in the source code.
 
-  If a package does not come with Emacs, check the Lisp Code Directory,
-  (formerly?) maintained by Dave Brennan.  The directory is contained
-  in the file LCD-datafile.Z, available from the Emacs Lisp Archive (see
-  question 90), and is accessed using the "lispdir" package, available from
-  the same site.  Note that lispdir.el requires crypt++, which you can grab
-  from the Emacs Lisp Archive's "misc" subdirectory when you get
+  If a package does not come with Emacs, check the Lisp Code
+  Directory, maintained (unfortunately slowly at present) by Dave
+  Brennan <brennan@gnu.org>.  The directory is contained in the file
+  LCD-datafile.Z, available from the Emacs Lisp Archive (see question
+  90), and is accessed using the "lispdir" package, available from the
+  same site.  Note that lispdir.el requires crypt++, which you can
+  grab from the Emacs Lisp Archive's "misc" subdirectory when you get
   lispdir.el.
 
   Once you have installed lispdir.el and LCD-datafile, you can use "M-x
@@ -2377,9 +2378,6 @@ Finding/Getting Emacs and Related Packages
           them.  You should also use binary mode whenever you retrieve any
           files with names ending in ".elc".
 
-  Note that the archive is apparently not being maintained at the time of
-  writing; a volunteer to take on the task would be welcome.
-
   Packages which have been posted to gnu.emacs.sources should be locatable
   via a service like Dejanews.