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Make XEmacs entry in the FAQ more contemporary

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* doc/misc/efaq.texi (Difference between Emacs and XEmacs): Make
XEmacs entry in the FAQ more contemporary.  Remove part about re-using
XEmacs code; this is not likely to be relevant these days and in any
case is not a frequently asked question.  (Bug#45235)
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@ -3390,7 +3390,7 @@ problem (@pxref{Reporting bugs}).
* Packages that do not come with Emacs::
* Spell-checkers::
* Current GNU distributions::
* Difference between Emacs and XEmacs::
* What was XEmacs?::
* Emacs for minimalists::
* Emacs for MS-DOS::
* Emacs for MS-Windows::
@ -3526,35 +3526,21 @@ A list of sites mirroring @samp{ftp.gnu.org} can be found at
@uref{https://www.gnu.org/prep/ftp}
@node Difference between Emacs and XEmacs
@section What is the difference between Emacs and XEmacs (formerly Lucid Emacs)?
@node What was XEmacs?
@section What was XEmacs?
@cindex XEmacs
@cindex Difference Emacs and XEmacs
@cindex Lucid Emacs
@cindex Epoch
XEmacs was a branch version of Emacs that is no longer actively
developed. XEmacs was first called Lucid Emacs, and was initially
derived from a prerelease version of Emacs 19. In this FAQ, we use
the name ``Emacs'' only for the official version.
developed. XEmacs last released a new version on January 30, 2009,
and it lacks many important features that exist in Emacs. Since its
development has stopped, we do not expect to see any new releases.
XEmacs last released a new version on January 30, 2009, and it lacks
many important features that exists in Emacs. In the past, it was not
uncommon for Emacs packages to include code for compatibility with
XEmacs. Nowadays, although some packages still maintain such
compatibility code, several of the more popular built-in and third
party packages have either stopped supporting XEmacs or were developed
In the past, it was not uncommon for Emacs packages to include code
for compatibility with XEmacs. Nowadays, most built-in and third party
packages have either stopped supporting XEmacs or were developed
exclusively for Emacs.
Some XEmacs code has been contributed to Emacs, and we would like to
use other parts, but the earlier XEmacs maintainers did not always
keep track of the authors of contributed code, which makes it
impossible for the FSF to get copyright papers signed for that code.
(The FSF requires these papers for all the code included in the Emacs
release, aside from generic C support packages that retain their
separate identity and are not integrated into the code of Emacs
proper.)
XEmacs was initially derived from a prerelease version of Emacs 19.
If you want to talk about these two versions and distinguish them,
please call them ``Emacs'' and ``XEmacs.'' To contrast ``XEmacs''
with ``GNU Emacs'' would be misleading, since XEmacs too has its