From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#50446: Emacs FAQ entry "What is the real legal meaning of the GNU copyleft?" still relevant? Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:26:35 +0200 Message-ID: <87a6kocspg.fsf@gnus.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="1466"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/28.0.50 (gnu/linux) Cc: 50446@debbugs.gnu.org, rms@gnu.org To: Stefan Kangas Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Tue Sep 07 17:31:53 2021 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([209.51.188.17]) by ciao.gmane.io with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1mNd4j-0000Cr-Ah for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:31:53 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:58590 helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mNd4i-00076a-0T for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane-mx.org; Tue, 07 Sep 2021 11:31:52 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:45386) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mNd02-0000D8-EP for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Sep 2021 11:27:02 -0400 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([209.51.188.43]:45835) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1mNd01-00028m-TD for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Sep 2021 11:27:02 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mNd01-0000gR-JK for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Tue, 07 Sep 2021 11:27:01 -0400 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Lars Ingebrigtsen Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Tue, 07 Sep 2021 15:27:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 50446 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs Original-Received: via spool by 50446-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B50446.16310284062598 (code B ref 50446); Tue, 07 Sep 2021 15:27:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 50446) by debbugs.gnu.org; 7 Sep 2021 15:26:46 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:57381 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mNczm-0000fq-4a for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 07 Sep 2021 11:26:46 -0400 Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([95.216.78.240]:48820) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1mNczk-0000fc-HS for 50446@debbugs.gnu.org; Tue, 07 Sep 2021 11:26:45 -0400 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnus.org; s=20200322; h=Content-Type:MIME-Version:Message-ID:In-Reply-To:Date: References:Subject:Cc:To:From:Sender:Reply-To:Content-Transfer-Encoding: Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From:Resent-Sender: Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help:List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=9OyhMaQWAUh7ih/c0oiWASNPWWIrmHRgLj3/hrIv8sA=; b=IeKPNvE1pYQaXhJfdV2mZALQCR CnxftK7ljhGVt2OoY04sW9CygCprtNhyw+GFnHhAQEf+b5RoBYZ/FWpLLr1UfKu/HtLQ1hGGGML+l 3c2bZ1/qoJvh73QJc/Olr4YjWbb9HAFFs2xcpB4/JKHT5TocylSeLNxute27ssBp4bL0=; Original-Received: from [84.212.220.105] (helo=elva) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtpsa (TLS1.3:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.92) (envelope-from ) id 1mNczc-0007Iu-Cq; Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:26:38 +0200 In-Reply-To: (Stefan Kangas's message of "Tue, 7 Sep 2021 03:11:10 +0200") X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list 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-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: "bug-gnu-emacs" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.bugs:213703 Archived-At: Stefan Kangas writes: > Is the below entry in the Emacs FAQ still relevant? These days, we > have had several copyright infringement case involving the GPL. Could > we just delete the entry in the FAQ? Hm... I just skimmed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_source_license_litigation and I didn't see any judgements on GPL'd software? Just settlements (and judgements on other licenses, like the Artistic License). -- (domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.) bloggy blog: http://lars.ingebrigtsen.no