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From: kjones@talos.UUCP (Kyle Jones)
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Subject: Re: Emacs Lisp Archives -- organization
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Date: 23 Jun 89 16:42:38 GMT
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Dave Sill writes:
 > Everything I dumped under elisp-archive initially will be put in a
 > subdirectory called "own-risk", indicating that there are no
 > guarantees that it:
 >     -will run
 >     -is documented
 >     -won't damage anything on your system
 > In other words, use this code at your own risk.

All the code in the archive should be considered "use at your own risk".
I don't think you should even attempt to verify that a package won't damamge
anything on anyone's system.  Emacs itself comes with no warranty, so you
can't gaurantee programs running under it.

 > Other subdirectories will be set up such as those suggested recently
 > by Chris Siebenmann:
 >     modes	- various major modes
 >     interfaces	- interfaces to other systems (eg dbx.el, mh-e.el)
 > 		  perhaps with subdirectories for X, news, etc.
 >     packages	- bundles of functions that don't make a mode
 >     functions	- individual useful functions
 >     misc	- things that don't fit elsewhere
 > Any others?

terms - like the lisp/term directory in the Emacs distribution.  I'd hope
	new term files would be migrated rapidly into Emacs distribution
	but the	archive would be a good interim place for them.