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* doc/misc/efaq.texi (Packages that do not come with Emacs):
Document NonGNU ELPA.  (Bug#65818)
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@ -3839,13 +3839,28 @@ description of what they do and how they should be used.
The easiest way to add more features to your Emacs is to use the
command @kbd{M-x list-packages}. This contacts the
@uref{https://elpa.gnu.org, GNU ELPA} (``Emacs Lisp Package Archive'')
server and fetches the list of additional packages that it offers.
These are GNU packages that are available for use with Emacs, but are
distributed separately from Emacs itself, for reasons of space, etc.
You can browse the resulting @file{*Packages*} buffer to see what is
available, and then Emacs can automatically download and install the
packages that you select. @xref{Packages,,, emacs, The GNU Emacs Manual}.
@uref{https://elpa.gnu.org, GNU ELPA} and
@uref{https://elpa.nongnu.org, NonGNU ELPA} (``Emacs Lisp Package
Archive'') servers and fetches the list of additional packages that
they offer. You can browse the resulting @file{*Packages*} buffer to
see what is available, and then Emacs can automatically download and
install the packages that you select. @xref{Packages,,, emacs, The
GNU Emacs Manual}.
GNU ELPA contains GNU packages that are available for use with Emacs,
but are distributed separately from Emacs itself, for reasons of
space, etc. NonGNU ELPA contains a selection of third-party packages
that can not be included in GNU ELPA because their copyright has not
yet been assigned to the Free Software Foundation.@footnote{For more
information, see @uref{https://www.gnu.org/licenses/why-assign.html,
Why the FSF Gets Copyright Assignments from Contributors}.}
The @uref{https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-emacs-sources,
GNU Emacs sources mailing list} is automatically sent an email when a
new version of a GNU ELPA or NonGNU ELPA package is
released.@footnote{It used to be an official place where people could
post or announce their extensions to Emacs. That is still allowed,
but exceedingly rare these days.}
There are other Emacs Lisp package archives. To use additional
archives, you can customize the @code{package-archives} variable.
@ -3855,23 +3870,19 @@ correctness and safety of the code, or they may give only cursory
attention.
Also, packages hosted on these other archives may encourage or require
you to install and use other nonfree programs. Unless you can verify
you to install and use nonfree programs. Unless you can verify
that a package is free software, and that it functions without
installing any nonfree software, we recommend for your freedom's sake
that you stay away from it.
The @uref{https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-emacs-sources,
GNU Emacs sources mailing list} is an official place where people can
post or announce their extensions to Emacs.
The @uref{https://emacswiki.org, Emacs Wiki} contains pointers to some
additional extensions. @uref{https://wikemacs.org, WikEmacs} is an
alternative wiki for Emacs.
It is impossible for us to list here all the sites that offer Emacs
Lisp packages. If you are interested in a specific feature, then
after checking Emacs itself and GNU ELPA, a web search is often the
best way to find results.
after checking Emacs itself, GNU ELPA, and NonGNU ELPA, a web search
is often the best way to find results.
@node Spell-checkers
@section Spell-checkers