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package.el says "Obsolete" when it means "No Longer Used"

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Message #23 received at 34390 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Monnier <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
To: brettg <at> posteo.net
Cc: "Basil L. Contovounesios" <contovob <at> tcd.ie>, 34390 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Phillip Lord <phillip.lord <at> russet.org.uk>
Subject: Re: bug#34390: package.el says "Obsolete" when it means "No Longer
 Used"
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 17:01:13 -0500

> The statement of superseded as used by Guix is that it has a reference
> pointer to what it is superseded by, and will either point to a different
> package definition of a new version of the original package.

Regardless if we change "obsolete" to "superseded" or something else,
I think making the word into a link/button that explains itself would be
a great improvement.


        Stefan

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