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authorGlenn Morris2020-06-26 07:50:38 -0700
committerGlenn Morris2020-06-26 07:50:38 -0700
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5280e118c0 (origin/emacs-27) ; * src/xdisp.c (pos_visible_p): Fix las... bb1a9481c9 Fix posn-at-point at beginning of a display string 0c4b033670 Improve documentation of Info node movement commands 632b0119e1 Add Jansson dependency to Windows Build dbfcdab837 Unbreak 'reverse-region' c37de84845 Fix typos and markup in fill column indicator docs f61bff3ee9 ; * CONTRIBUTE: Clarify the preferences for patch formatting. 368e140660 Avoid crashes in 'defconst' 11e3413cff Fix text about Lisp archives in the Emacs FQ 4c81724675 Don't use 'cl' functions in ELisp manual's examples
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@@ -3477,15 +3477,18 @@ You can browse the resulting @file{*Packages*} buffer to see what is
3477available, and then Emacs can automatically download and install the 3477available, and then Emacs can automatically download and install the
3478packages that you select. @xref{Packages,,, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}. 3478packages that you select. @xref{Packages,,, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}.
3479 3479
3480There are other, non-GNU, Emacs Lisp package servers, including: 3480There are other Emacs Lisp package archives. To use additional
3481@uref{https://melpa.org, MELPA}; and 3481archives, you can customize the @code{package-archives} variable.
3482@uref{https://marmalade-repo.org, Marmalade}. To use additional 3482Those archives have no affiliation with GNU Emacs, and we do not
3483package servers, customize the @code{package-archives} variable. Be 3483monitor how they are maintained. They may pay close attention to
3484aware that installing a package can run arbitrary code, so only add 3484correctness and safety of the code, or they may give only cursory
3485sources that you trust. Also, packages hosted on non-GNU package 3485attention.
3486servers may encourage or require you to install and use non-free 3486
3487software; for example, MELPA is known to host some packages that do 3487Also, packages hosted on these other archives may encourage or require
3488this. 3488you to install and use other nonfree programs. Unless you can verify
3489that a package is free software, and that it functions without
3490installing any nonfree software, we recommend for your freedom's sake
3491that you stay away from it.
3489 3492
3490The @uref{https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-emacs-sources, 3493The @uref{https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-emacs-sources,
3491GNU Emacs sources mailing list}, which is gatewayed to the 3494GNU Emacs sources mailing list}, which is gatewayed to the