From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:09:25 +0000 (+0200) Subject: Remove (gnus) Gnus Development manual section X-Git-Tag: emacs-29.0.90~1447^2~217 X-Git-Url: http://git.eshelyaron.com/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=9ef988c0e03751c30cc94e66af980e6c2adc28a4;p=emacs.git Remove (gnus) Gnus Development manual section * doc/misc/gnus.texi (Gnus Development): Remove outdated section (bug#57156). --- diff --git a/doc/misc/gnus.texi b/doc/misc/gnus.texi index a3dd6f23922..bba2a18eab0 100644 --- a/doc/misc/gnus.texi +++ b/doc/misc/gnus.texi @@ -885,7 +885,6 @@ History * Why?:: What's the point of Gnus? * Compatibility:: Just how compatible is Gnus with @sc{gnus}? * Conformity:: Gnus tries to conform to all standards. -* Gnus Development:: How Gnus is developed. * Contributors:: Oodles of people. * New Features:: Pointers to some of the new stuff in Gnus. @@ -15440,7 +15439,7 @@ files. If a positive number, delete files older than number of days set @code{mail-source-delete-incoming} to @code{nil} and call @code{mail-source-delete-old-incoming} from a hook or interactively. @code{mail-source-delete-incoming} defaults to @code{10} in alpha Gnusae -and @code{2} in released Gnusae. @xref{Gnus Development}. +and @code{2} in released Gnusae. @item mail-source-delete-old-incoming-confirm @vindex mail-source-delete-old-incoming-confirm @@ -26918,7 +26917,6 @@ renamed it back again to ``Gnus''. But in mixed case. ``Gnus'' vs. * Why?:: What's the point of Gnus? * Compatibility:: Just how compatible is Gnus with @sc{gnus}? * Conformity:: Gnus tries to conform to all standards. -* Gnus Development:: How Gnus is developed. * Contributors:: Oodles of people. * New Features:: Pointers to some of the new stuff in Gnus. @end menu @@ -27145,56 +27143,6 @@ mentioned above, don't hesitate to drop a note to Gnus Towers and let us know. -@node Gnus Development -@subsection Gnus Development - -Gnus is developed in a two-phased cycle. The first phase involves much -discussion on the development mailing list @samp{ding@@gnus.org}, where people -propose changes and new features, post patches and new back ends. This -phase is called the @dfn{alpha} phase, since the Gnusae released in this -phase are @dfn{alpha releases}, or (perhaps more commonly in other -circles) @dfn{snapshots}. During this phase, Gnus is assumed to be -unstable and should not be used by casual users. Gnus alpha releases -have names like ``Oort Gnus'' and ``No Gnus''. @xref{Gnus Versions}. - -After futzing around for 10--100 alpha releases, Gnus is declared -@dfn{frozen}, and only bug fixes are applied. Gnus loses the prefix, -and is called things like ``Gnus 5.10.1'' instead. Normal people are -supposed to be able to use these, and these are mostly discussed on the -@samp{gnu.emacs.gnus} newsgroup. This newgroup is mirrored to the -mailing list @samp{info-gnus-english@@gnu.org} which is carried on Gmane -as @samp{gmane.emacs.gnus.user}. These releases are finally integrated -in Emacs. - -@cindex Incoming* -@vindex mail-source-delete-incoming -Some variable defaults differ between alpha Gnusae and released Gnusae, -in particular, @code{mail-source-delete-incoming}. This is to prevent -lossage of mail if an alpha release hiccups while handling the mail. -@xref{Mail Source Customization}. - -The division of discussion between the ding mailing list and the Gnus -newsgroup is not purely based on publicity concerns. It's true that -having people write about the horrible things that an alpha Gnus release -can do (sometimes) in a public forum may scare people off, but more -importantly, talking about new experimental features that have been -introduced may confuse casual users. New features are frequently -introduced, fiddled with, and judged to be found wanting, and then -either discarded or totally rewritten. People reading the mailing list -usually keep up with these rapid changes, while people on the newsgroup -can't be assumed to do so. - -So if you have problems with or questions about the alpha versions, -direct those to the ding mailing list @samp{ding@@gnus.org}. This list -is also available on Gmane as @samp{gmane.emacs.gnus.general}. - -@cindex Incoming* -@vindex mail-source-delete-incoming -Some variable defaults differ between alpha Gnusae and released Gnusae, -in particular, @code{mail-source-delete-incoming}. This is to prevent -lossage of mail if an alpha release hiccups while handling the mail. -@xref{Mail Source Customization}. - @node Contributors @subsection Contributors @cindex contributors