From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thomas Lord Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Release plans Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:34:45 -0700 Message-ID: <48B78A75.8080103@emf.net> References: <48A740CB.4050404@emf.net> <20080816213508.GA8530@muc.de> <87hc9ka8eg.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <20080817073124.GA1294@muc.de> <87ljyv5gy5.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <20080818101802.GA2615@muc.de> <87bpzqqk7b.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <20080818210927.GD2615@muc.de> <87wsidnxqp.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <87ljytkwpk.fsf@rattlesnake.com> <878wusz0v9.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <87vdxp27z6.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <87prnxe5hc.fsf@rattlesnake.com> <873aktck5d.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <87k5e5dsvq.fsf@rattlesnake.com> <48B44802.1080302@emf.net> <87ej4atczj.fsf@gmail.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-15; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1219985059 5517 80.91.229.12 (29 Aug 2008 04:44:19 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:44:19 +0000 (UTC) Cc: bob@rattlesnake.com, Paul R , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Aug 29 06:45:13 2008 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1KYvrC-0005mh-1T for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 29 Aug 2008 06:45:10 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:40905 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KYvqD-0007rm-GC for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:44:09 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KYvq8-0007qj-FM for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:44:04 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KYvq6-0007pI-LB for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:44:03 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=57216 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KYvq6-0007pF-DA for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:44:02 -0400 Original-Received: from mail.42inc.com ([205.149.0.25]:53249) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (SSL 3.0:RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA1:24) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KYvq1-0002hO-O6; Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:43:57 -0400 X-TFF-CGPSA-Version: 1.5 X-TFF-CGPSA-Filter-42inc: Scanned X-42-Virus-Scanned: by 42 Antivirus -- Found to be clean. Original-Received: from [69.236.75.128] (account lord@emf.net HELO [192.168.1.64]) by mail.42inc.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.13) with ESMTPA id 37880123; Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:43:44 -0700 User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060808) In-Reply-To: X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:103128 Archived-At: Richard M. Stallman wrote: > 2- Banning technical facilities like DLL from free software is likely > to leave a clear advantage to proprietary software that use those > facilities to provide the best technical solution. > > Refusing to support DLL does not give an advantage to non-free > software. In particular, it does not give XRefractory an advantage > over CEDET. > It gives an equal technical disadvantage to both but an economic favor to XRefractory. That economic favor to XRefractory is an example of why people invest in proprietary software entrepreneurship. The declaration of intent to refuse (aka "ban") helps give XRefractory a business plan (because the same ban makes life harder for less speculatively funded competitors like CEDET). -t