On Fri, 2019-01-04 at 09:41 -0700, Jonathan Corbet wrote: > On Fri, 04 Jan 2019 08:32:38 -0800 > Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Isn't it better if we collect such configuration files into a dedicated > > > directory (where exactly?) instead of putting them in the top-level one? Then, > > > the developer has to copy/link the configuration file into the top-level > > > directory. [] > I think we have to be careful about silently configuring other developers' > tools. I agree and as an emacs user I am also not a proponent of this change. Longtime emacs users are very sensitive to their keybindings and styles and having these change unexpectedly can be unsettling.