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Confusing message in FAQ: "This version has been heavily edited"

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: bug-gnu-emacs <at> gnu.org
Subject: Confusing message in FAQ: "This version has been heavily edited"
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 15:13:12 +0200

In the FAQ on Emacs 26.2, it says:

> This is the version of the FAQ distributed with Emacs 26.2,
> and mainly describes that version.

But it also says further down:

> [This version has been heavily edited since it was
> included in the Emacs distribution.]

I'm not sure how to interpret that.  Does that line make sense in a
released version?

Thanks,
Stefan Kangas

Message #8 received at 37142 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 37142 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37142: Confusing message in FAQ: "This version has been
 heavily edited"
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 16:36:13 +0300

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 15:13:12 +0200
> 
> > [This version has been heavily edited since it was
> > included in the Emacs distribution.]
> 
> I'm not sure how to interpret that.  Does that line make sense in a
> released version?

So as not to imply that the people mentioned in the Copyright lines
above that are solely responsible for the contents, I presume.

Message #11 received at 37142 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 37142 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37142: Confusing message in FAQ: "This version has been
 heavily edited"
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 16:10:05 +0200

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> > > [This version has been heavily edited since it was
> > > included in the Emacs distribution.]
> >
> > I'm not sure how to interpret that.  Does that line make sense in a
> > released version?
>
> So as not to imply that the people mentioned in the Copyright lines
> above that are solely responsible for the contents, I presume.

Ah, now I understand.  Maybe I'm unusually slow, but could we please
clarify that by adding "in the year 2000" after "included in the Emacs
distribution"?

Thanks,
Stefan Kangas

Message #14 received at 37142 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 37142 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37142: Confusing message in FAQ: "This version has been
 heavily edited"
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 17:34:19 +0300

> From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 16:10:05 +0200
> Cc: 37142 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > > > [This version has been heavily edited since it was
> > > > included in the Emacs distribution.]
> > >
> > > I'm not sure how to interpret that.  Does that line make sense in a
> > > released version?
> >
> > So as not to imply that the people mentioned in the Copyright lines
> > above that are solely responsible for the contents, I presume.
> 
> Ah, now I understand.  Maybe I'm unusually slow, but could we please
> clarify that by adding "in the year 2000" after "included in the Emacs
> distribution"?

Sure, why not?

Message #17 received at 37142 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: 37142 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#37142: Confusing message in FAQ: "This version has been
 heavily edited"
Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 17:49:20 +0200

severity 37142 wishlist
tags 37142 fixed
close 37142 27.1
quit

Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org> writes:

> > Ah, now I understand.  Maybe I'm unusually slow, but could we please
> > clarify that by adding "in the year 2000" after "included in the Emacs
> > distribution"?
>
> Sure, why not?

Thanks.  I've now added a comment to that effect in commit b289ceaf79.
I'm therefore closing this bug.

Note however that it was actually included in 1999, so that's what I
added.  Here's the initial commit:

commit 71e6882726cc7904f4e1852d6e703590748150d6
Author: Dave Love <fx <at> gnu.org>
Date:   Wed Sep 1 11:06:25 1999 +0000

    Initial revision

Best regards,
Stefan Kangas

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