From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Copyright/Distribution questions (Emacs/Orgmode) Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:19:31 +0300 Message-ID: <83zjxfh9ik.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87ober717z.fsf@gmail.com> <87mwu9iwcp.fsf@gmail.com> <87mwu9fiu0.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <87d2v4f5bb.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <87r4jjp2d2.fsf@yandex.ru> <8738vagciq.fsf@gmail.com> <87a9pgayzy.fsf@gmail.com> <87bo9wyr74.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <87y5d0m3l3.fsf@gmail.com> <515BE920.1000503@online.de> <87obdwvw6v.fsf@bzg.ath.cx> <515BF509.2040706@online.de> <87k3ok9bq7.fsf@zigzag.favinet> <87r4ir4r19.fsf@gmail.com> <83bo9vir0k.fsf@gnu.org> <87hajn4muw.fsf@gmail.com> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1365005951 25222 80.91.229.3 (3 Apr 2013 16:19:11 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2013 16:19:11 +0000 (UTC) Cc: ttn@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Jambunathan K Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Apr 03 18:19:33 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1UNQPK-0006HQ-9b for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:19:30 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:48888 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UNQOv-0004pA-Fl for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:19:05 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([208.118.235.92]:56316) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UNQOr-0004ou-KE for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:19:03 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UNQOp-00054e-4m for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:19:01 -0400 Original-Received: from mtaout20.012.net.il ([80.179.55.166]:62212) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1UNQOo-000549-Sc; Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:18:59 -0400 Original-Received: from conversion-daemon.a-mtaout20.012.net.il by a-mtaout20.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) id <0MKO00K00S9UU700@a-mtaout20.012.net.il>; Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:18:57 +0300 (IDT) Original-Received: from HOME-C4E4A596F7 ([87.69.4.28]) by a-mtaout20.012.net.il (HyperSendmail v2007.08) with ESMTPA id <0MKO00KJHTBKR180@a-mtaout20.012.net.il>; Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:18:57 +0300 (IDT) In-reply-to: <87hajn4muw.fsf@gmail.com> X-012-Sender: halo1@inter.net.il X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Solaris 10 X-Received-From: 80.179.55.166 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:158597 Archived-At: > From: Jambunathan K > Cc: ttn@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org > Date: Wed, 03 Apr 2013 21:39:43 +0530 > > I want to go back to the 4 definitions what constitutes a Free Software. > > * The freedom to run the program, for any purpose (freedom 0). > > Yes, for this. But only if not in Org mode or not through Emacs. That's a NO. > * The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does > your computing as you wish (freedom 1). Access to the source code is a > precondition for this. > > Yes, for this. But only if not in Org mode or not through Emacs. That's a NO. > * The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor > (freedom 2). > > Yes, for this. But only if not in Org mode or not through Emacs. That's a NO. > * The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others > (freedom 3). By doing this you can give the whole community a chance > to benefit from your changes. Access to the source code is a > precondition for this. > > Yes, for this. But only if not in Org mode or not through Emacs. That's a NO. > >> So the changes will still continue to be shared and it won't be via > >> Emacs. > > > > A.k.a. "non-free software". > > I not preventing Emacs from making use of it. You prevent _users_ from exercising fundamental freedoms available with Free Software. You software is thus non-free when distributed under those restrictions. > I will retain the right to my changes. That's a non-issue; an author always retains his rights.