ess package status?

[Stephen J. Turnbull]

Hans de Graaff writes:

 > I've noticed that the ess package (Emacs Speaks Statistics) is not listed
 > in the package download directory or the package-index. Is there a
 > specific reason for this? I've checked packages CVS and see that ess is
 > still included there, without any comments regarding retirement in the
 > ChangeLog. Also, the upstream project still seems to be active.

IIRC, that package has been removed from the distribution at the
request of the maintainer (upstream and XEmacs, same person).  If we
get a volunteer to maintain the XEmacs package, we'll reactivate it.