Using ELPA is conspicuously faster than just dumping packages in ~/.emacs.d/vendor-lisp, since it byte-compiles everything. #emacs
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GNU ELPA has a superb new homepage, courtesy of the
indefatigable @NicolasPetton!
Woohoo! I've got commit access to Emacs! GNU ELPA powers come with core access — next step is to learn debbugs.
Did you know there's a subreddit for org-mode? https://www.reddit.com/r/orgmode (seems justified: ~/.emacs.d/elpa/org/ contains 119KLOC!)