[GHC] #10478: Shorter import syntax

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#10478: Shorter import syntax
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        Reporter:  acowley           |                   Owner:
            Type:  feature request   |                  Status:  new
        Priority:  normal            |               Milestone:
       Component:  Compiler          |                 Version:  7.10.1
      Resolution:                    |                Keywords:
Operating System:  Unknown/Multiple  |            Architecture:
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 Type of failure:  None/Unknown      |               Test Case:
      Blocked By:                    |                Blocking:
 Related Tickets:                    |  Differential Revisions:  Phab:D1238
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Comment (by thomie):

 More explicitly, @acowley:
   * Could you please start a `Proposal/ShortImports` wiki page with a
 specification of your language extension?

   * What is your opinion on goldfire's alternative proposal (see comment:3
 and comment:13)?

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