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Revert "Don't mention non-GNU package archives."

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This reverts commit 5daa7a5fd4.
A proper fix will be committed to the emacs-27 branch, and
will be later merged to master.
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Eli Zaretskii 2020-06-20 10:51:51 +03:00
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@ -3463,16 +3463,25 @@ see @ref{Packages that do not come with Emacs}.
@cindex Emacs Lisp List
@cindex Emacs Lisp Archive
We distribute many packages that extend Emacs, in the
@uref{https://elpa.gnu.org, GNU ELPA} (``Emacs Lisp Package
Archive''). The command @kbd{M-x list-packages} contacts the GNU ELPA
server and fetches the list of packages that it distributes. These
GNU packages are designed for use with Emacs, but we distribute them
separately from Emacs itself, for reasons of space, and convenience of
development. 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}.
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}.
There are other, non-GNU, Emacs Lisp package servers, including:
@uref{https://melpa.org, MELPA}; and
@uref{https://marmalade-repo.org, Marmalade}. To use additional
package servers, customize the @code{package-archives} variable. Be
aware that installing a package can run arbitrary code, so only add
sources that you trust. Also, packages hosted on non-GNU package
servers may encourage or require you to install and use non-free
software; for example, MELPA is known to host some packages that do
this.
The @uref{https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-emacs-sources,
GNU Emacs sources mailing list}, which is gatewayed to the