GNU bug report logs - #50447
[PATCH] Remove very old NEWS from the FAQ

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2021 01:32:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: notabug, patch

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #26 received at 50447 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
Cc: 50447 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#50447: [PATCH] Remove very old NEWS from the FAQ
Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:23:10 +0200
Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se> writes:

> The section in the Emacs FAQ about NEWS in various Emacs versions
> going back to version 20 is interesting as a historical exercise, but
> probably not relevant in an FAQ.
>
> I suggest we remove anything older than Emacs 24 at this point.  See
> the attached patch.

I think the old sections are perhaps pretty interesting to users, so I'd
rather leave them where they are.

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(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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