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[PATCH] Remove very old NEWS from the FAQ

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Message #23 received at 50447 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>, Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: "50447 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <50447 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : bug#50447: [PATCH] Remove very old NEWS from the FAQ
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2021 14:49:50 +0000

> > Without that, the only way of finding when some important
> > feature was added is by tediously searching NEWS.
> 
> The intended audience of the FAQ is end-users, not core developers
> going spelunking.  It is not useful information for that audience.

Emacs users can spelunk also.  A narrow idea of
users (in this case Emacs users) is the bane of
free software.

Even siphoning off some idea of "end-users" is
limiting.  Anyone using Emacs in any way is an
"end-user", so term has no useful meaning.  An
Emacs "end-user" can be an expert user and
developer, and can be an active contributor to
Emacs development.  Or not.

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