From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Peter S Galbraith Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: May I publish a Windows Installer for GNU Emacs? Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:52:48 -0400 Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <3097.1063392768@mixed> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1063392840 9471 80.91.224.253 (12 Sep 2003 18:54:00 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 18:54:00 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Fri Sep 12 20:53:57 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from quimby.gnus.org ([80.91.224.244]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19xt3N-0000Q4-00 for ; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 20:53:57 +0200 Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by quimby.gnus.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 19xt4l-0005Ag-00 for ; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 20:55:23 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 19xt3I-0002sD-Fy for emacs-devel@quimby.gnus.org; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:53:52 -0400 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.22) id 19xt2h-0002qI-9N for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:53:15 -0400 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.22) id 19xt2d-0002p0-R5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:53:12 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.41.8] (helo=mx20.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168) (Exim 4.22) id 19xt2c-0002kH-2B for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:53:10 -0400 Original-Received: from [66.110.140.55] (helo=mixed.dyndns.org) by mx20.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.22) id 19xt2F-00019Y-Oe for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:52:47 -0400 Original-Received: by mixed.dyndns.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 6B19972779; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:52:49 -0400 (EDT) Original-Received: from mixed (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mixed.dyndns.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6859372778; Fri, 12 Sep 2003 14:52:49 -0400 (EDT) Original-To: Frank Schmitt In-Reply-To: Message from Frank Schmitt of "Fri, 12 Sep 2003 19:37:49 +0200." X-Mailer: MH-E 7.4.2+cvs; nmh 1.1-RC1; GNU Emacs 21.3.2 X-Image-URL: http://people.debian.org/~psg/face.png X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Emacs development discussions. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+emacs-devel=quimby.gnus.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:16334 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.devel:16334 Frank Schmitt wrote: > David Kastrup writes: > > > Frank Schmitt writes: > > > >> During the last days, I've created a Windows Installer for GNU > >> Emacs. Here's what it currently does: > >> > >> After a welcome dialog, it shows the GPL and asks the user, if he > >> accepts it. If he does, he can now choose a directory to install Emacs > >> in. > > > > This is nonsense. There is no need to accept the GPL for installing > > and using Emacs. > > Ah OK, I must admit, that I have "stolen" this part from Gimps > installer, but I see your point and will remove it. Actually, I suggest that you take David's advise do display the following buttons: "Thank you." and "I knew that." instead of not displaying the GPL. Why? Free software is not as well-known in the Windows world (although someone installing Emacs might already have a clue) and I know maybe people that click "I accept" without even reading anything when they encounter an EULA. If they saw Thank you." and "I knew that.", they might be surprised and read the GPL. Then that's one more person that goes "Wow, that's neat." Peter