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> 1.  There is no need to do download and M-x package-install-file RET if
>     the publishing server has a `archive-contents' file.
>
>     Org's daily tars are already pushed to Orgmode.org and then later
>     pulled by GNU's ELPA servers.
>
>     So only thing needed is a public URL on Orgmode.org for package tars
>     and an archive-contents.

What this mean is that there is no need for Tromey's repo or marmalade
repo.  Orgmode itself is a repo and can be used in `package-archives'.

Since release tars are already made available on Orgmode.org servers, I
think bandwidth costs are not much of a concern for those sponsoring
Orgmode.org's hosting.
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