From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#24520: 25.1.50; calccard.tex has somewhat unclear licensing Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 16:14:24 +0300 Message-ID: <83h983nr67.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87wpi2l9yp.fsf@Sam-laptop.i-did-not-set--mail-host-address--so-tickle-me> <83h98keben.fsf@gnu.org> <83vawt1zay.fsf@gnu.org> <81k2d7bvhh.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1477228526 4453 195.159.176.226 (23 Oct 2016 13:15:26 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 13:15:26 +0000 (UTC) Cc: naesten@gmail.com, 24520@debbugs.gnu.org To: Richard Stallman Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Oct 23 15:15:22 2016 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1byIcH-0007cV-KB for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 23 Oct 2016 15:15:09 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:41096 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1byIcK-0007Xm-0a for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 23 Oct 2016 09:15:12 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:51770) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1byIcD-0007WJ-LY for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Oct 2016 09:15:06 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1byIcA-0003hp-G9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Oct 2016 09:15:05 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.43]:32789) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1byIcA-0003hV-DG for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Oct 2016 09:15:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1byIcA-00043Q-8V for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Oct 2016 09:15:02 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Eli Zaretskii Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 13:15:02 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 24520 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 24520-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B24520.147722849315556 (code B ref 24520); Sun, 23 Oct 2016 13:15:02 +0000 Original-Received: (at 24520) by debbugs.gnu.org; 23 Oct 2016 13:14:53 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:48187 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1byIc1-00042q-H2 for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 23 Oct 2016 09:14:53 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:60718) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1byIbz-00042d-Je for 24520@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 23 Oct 2016 09:14:51 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1byIbp-0003eF-97 for 24520@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 23 Oct 2016 09:14:45 -0400 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:33578) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1byIbp-0003eB-5v; Sun, 23 Oct 2016 09:14:41 -0400 Original-Received: from 84.94.185.246.cable.012.net.il ([84.94.185.246]:2764 helo=home-c4e4a596f7) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:128) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1byIbc-0000x6-B5; Sun, 23 Oct 2016 09:14:29 -0400 In-reply-to: (message from Glenn Morris on Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:10:59 -0400) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 2.2.x-3.x [generic] X-Received-From: 208.118.235.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:124894 Archived-At: > From: Glenn Morris > Cc: eliz@gnu.org, naesten@gmail.com, 24520@debbugs.gnu.org > Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 12:10:59 -0400 > > Richard Stallman wrote: > > > As for what to say on the binaries, there are three issues: > > > > * We don't have room to include a usual GPL notice, let > > alone the GPL itself. > > > > * We don't want to permit modified versions without the requirements > > of the GPL. Thus, the change in 2007 was not correct. > > > > * We need to reconcile this with the GPL. > > > > Perhaps what we need is (1) an additional permission saying that > > reference cards printed, or formatted for printing, may be distributed > > with the notice "Released under the terms of the GNU General Public > > License version 3 or later" and a copyright notice, without the usual > > GPL notice and without a copy of the GPL itself. > > > > What do you think of that? > > It seems odd to me to want to apply the GPL to the pdf refcards. > My own take is that the "this is part of Emacs" GPL blurb in the tex source > should be removed, for clarity. > > These are the printed refcards as sold by the FSF store. > Karl's 2007 change was (I infer) to sync the source in Emacs with the > printed, sold refcards, which have never mentioned the GPL (I assume, I > can't find an image of them as-sold). His ChangeLog entry originally > said: "updates for printing per johns", before he edited it. > So I assume he made his changes for good reason. Richard, what is the final word on this matter? I'd like to resolve the bug report, as it is listed as blocking the next Emacs release. Thanks.