From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
Cc: rms@gnu.org, ulm@gentoo.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org, ams@gnu.org,
arthur.miller@live.com, dgutov@yandex.ru
Subject: Re: Org schemas we talked to be non-free, was: [ELPA] New package: repology.el
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 17:13:38 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83mtwx2gnx.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <YA3c7rudRdiIvdOz@protected.rcdrun.com> (message from Jean Louis on Sun, 24 Jan 2021 23:47:42 +0300)
> Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2021 23:47:42 +0300
> From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> Cc: ulm@gentoo.org, rms@gnu.org, dgutov@yandex.ru, ams@gnu.org,
> arthur.miller@live.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org
>
> I understand it. If that schema defines a document format and document
> format cannot be modified then I do not see how software that handles
> that document format is free. Programmers should be able to improve
> the format or make it incompatible as it is part of the overall
> document creation. It is not software but data used by software. Data
> should be modifiable in my opinion.
Modifications of a schema produce a file that can no longer be used
with the same collection of documents and protocols. So such
modifications are not useful. I very much hope that we as a movement
will not insist on abstract "freedom" to make useless modifications
just for the sake of modifications. To me, Free Software movement is
a pragmatic movement that picks up its fights wisely, and this
particular fight isn't, it's a Quixotic fight for a useless goal.
> Let us say enriched mode in Emacs, if it would not be modifiable by
> programmers who fork Emacs, I am not sure if Emacs would be free
> software.
Enriched mode doesn't have or use a schema, so this example is
inapplicable.
> How about Org mode itself? If its format would not be modifiable, then
> we would not have software similar on Org or based on Org mode, such
> as:
>
> OneModel — an Alternative to emacs org-mode
> https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=16/04/23/0149257
Is OneModel compatible with Org? If it is, then it's an extension,
not some modification. If it isn't compatible, then it's simply a
different schema, unrelated to Org.
> I just hope that Libreoffice is not using non-free OASIS schemas.
They would be silly if they didn't.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-01-25 15:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 145+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-12-30 16:23 [ELPA] New package: repology.el Nicolas Goaziou
2020-12-30 19:34 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-30 21:01 ` Clément Pit-Claudel
2020-12-31 13:31 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-31 11:46 ` Nicolas Goaziou
2020-12-31 13:11 ` Jean Louis
2020-12-31 20:30 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-01-01 7:31 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-01 10:05 ` Jean Louis
2021-01-01 11:56 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-02 9:56 ` Jean Louis
2021-01-02 5:30 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-04 12:09 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-01-04 14:39 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-01-04 15:00 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-01-04 16:32 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-01-05 6:45 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-05 8:56 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-01-07 7:34 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-04 15:02 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-01-04 16:29 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-01-04 17:08 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-01-04 17:12 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-01-04 17:17 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-01-04 17:58 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-01-04 17:43 ` Clément Pit-Claudel
2021-01-04 17:55 ` Vasilij Schneidermann
2021-01-04 18:51 ` Clément Pit-Claudel
2021-01-04 22:21 ` Vasilij Schneidermann
2021-01-05 2:09 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-01-05 6:42 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-05 9:28 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-01-06 5:03 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-06 9:44 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-01-07 17:51 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-04 19:14 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-01-04 19:17 ` Clément Pit-Claudel
2021-01-06 5:02 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-06 10:58 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-01-06 14:41 ` Jean Louis
2021-01-06 14:59 ` Arthur Miller
2021-01-06 15:21 ` Jean Louis
2021-01-06 16:23 ` Arthur Miller
2021-01-06 18:53 ` Jean Louis
2021-01-06 19:26 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-06 21:18 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2021-01-06 21:25 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-01-07 7:47 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-07 8:54 ` Jean Louis
2021-01-07 14:07 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-07 7:49 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-07 11:41 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-01-09 6:39 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-09 10:50 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-01-07 14:24 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-07 8:15 ` Jean Louis
2021-01-07 14:37 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-06 20:36 ` Arthur Miller
2021-01-07 7:48 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-07 16:53 ` Arthur Miller
2021-01-14 5:21 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-15 14:52 ` Arthur Miller
2021-01-16 5:14 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-07 7:49 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-07 9:00 ` Jean Louis
2021-01-08 6:21 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-07 10:55 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-01-09 6:34 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-09 21:07 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-01-11 4:46 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-12 8:24 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-01-20 6:14 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-21 11:09 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-01-22 6:06 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-22 9:43 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-01-24 6:35 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-24 8:34 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-01-25 5:53 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-25 6:52 ` Jean Louis
2021-01-25 12:11 ` Fabrice BAUZAC-STEHLY
2021-01-25 15:29 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-27 7:37 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-25 15:51 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-01-25 17:59 ` Jean Louis
2021-01-25 18:21 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-01-26 3:40 ` Jean Louis
2021-01-26 6:10 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-26 13:42 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-01-27 18:32 ` Jean Louis
2021-01-25 19:33 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-25 19:38 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-26 13:21 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-26 5:59 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-26 13:15 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-01-27 7:41 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-24 10:53 ` Org schemas we talked to be non-free, was: " Jean Louis
2021-01-24 17:50 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-01-24 19:12 ` Jean Louis
2021-01-24 19:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-24 20:36 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-01-25 15:06 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-26 6:01 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-26 15:57 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-26 16:03 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-01-26 16:13 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-26 16:14 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-01-26 16:31 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-26 22:55 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-01-28 6:29 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-28 14:08 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-29 6:36 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-24 20:47 ` Jean Louis
2021-01-25 15:13 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2021-01-25 17:50 ` Jean Louis
2021-01-25 17:56 ` Jean Louis
2021-01-25 19:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-26 3:50 ` Jean Louis
2021-01-26 6:09 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-25 20:10 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-01-25 20:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-26 6:09 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-25 5:53 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-25 15:27 ` Eli Zaretskii
2021-01-24 20:46 ` tomas
2021-01-27 7:35 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-25 5:53 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-25 9:27 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-01-26 6:03 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-26 9:24 ` Ulrich Mueller
2021-01-27 7:43 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-26 15:43 ` Jose A. Ortega Ruiz
2021-01-26 16:48 ` Kévin Le Gouguec
2021-01-28 6:34 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-25 5:51 ` Richard Stallman
2021-02-16 5:21 ` freedom issues in free software Richard Stallman
2021-01-07 15:05 ` [ELPA] New package: repology.el Stefan Monnier
2021-01-13 15:57 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-05 6:33 ` Richard Stallman
2021-01-05 11:21 ` Dmitry Gutov
2021-01-07 7:32 ` Richard Stallman
2020-12-30 21:58 ` [ELPA] New package: repology.el (v2) Nicolas Goaziou
2021-01-04 11:45 ` [ELPA] New package: repology.el (v3) Nicolas Goaziou
2021-01-04 17:32 ` Stefan Monnier
2021-01-19 9:50 ` [ELPA] New package: repology.el (v4) Nicolas Goaziou
2021-01-20 6:13 ` Richard Stallman
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