From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.io!.POSTED.blaine.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Eli Zaretskii Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: My resignation from Emacs development Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 13:40:52 +0200 Message-ID: <86a5dsrf0b.fsf@gnu.org> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Info: ciao.gmane.io; posting-host="blaine.gmane.org:116.202.254.214"; logging-data="6615"; mail-complaints-to="usenet@ciao.gmane.io" Cc: dimech@gmx.com, acm@muc.de, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Gerd =?utf-8?Q?M=C3=B6llmann?= Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Thu Nov 21 12:41:52 2024 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@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 1tE5ZH-0001bG-QH for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane-mx.org; Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:41:52 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1tE5YP-0006gp-HE; Thu, 21 Nov 2024 06:40:57 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1tE5YN-0006gc-Nh for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 21 Nov 2024 06:40:55 -0500 Original-Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1tE5YN-0001Ri-6J; Thu, 21 Nov 2024 06:40:55 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=MIME-version:References:Subject:In-Reply-To:To:From: Date; bh=YfQtZjCI3EIS3vJQFzO9mYOJW26pciVRy/nl0E5VgAI=; b=chZX+fRWS5tiBYtVrYmo a26nbWekm81D4D6J3jLg+eksiG/7GMdbxMCLZ6VRnhtfLleCXBFVyYTS70teDCeCQaDMvtcd9lqhB r0lv+IogK/rQrY1ZGILMqhRyo7B5VMyPm7xmjmli/LhTPt5o+ki4EqoFx2mcMoP7SdVth33cqN8ts ELIupljuAiMIwPPkDOTWYxp3TXQMNG2Iz2SpQm8tcsEpTzi/7R+cNxl7BhB+JnQqOtR/dp/B0emXS dudmmIm1O2Yl3ca4+16tjdTmdQqug9VVILQK2AE+9Umudtznb6MRnvUcPUtw6ajSusOpc1JnaOcyp 5ZF3FTKTFcZBHg==; In-Reply-To: (message from Gerd =?utf-8?Q?M?= =?utf-8?Q?=C3=B6llmann?= on Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:23:36 +0100) X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 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-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:325543 Archived-At: > From: Gerd Möllmann > Cc: Alan Mackenzie , emacs-devel@gnu.org > Date: Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:23:36 +0100 > > Christopher Dimech writes: > > >> Sent: Thursday, November 21, 2024 at 6:22 PM > >> From: "Gerd Möllmann" > >> To: "Christopher Dimech" > >> Cc: "Alan Mackenzie" , emacs-devel@gnu.org > >> Subject: Re: My resignation from Emacs development > >> > >> Christopher Dimech writes: > >> > >> > One of the key principles of free software is that software should be > >> > modifiable, and free to use in any context. Restricting how names are > >> > used run counter to the ethos to empower users and developers, not to > >> > limit or control their language or expressions. > >> > >> Seriously? > > > > The whole thing is about freedom, not erecting some new bureaucracy to police > > how people write their projects. > > With a bit of work, I think one could make a Monty Python sketch from > that. > > "I want to use that function name." > "What?" > "I want to use that function name. I have the right to." > "But it's already used for 20 years. No reasonable man would..." > "Or woman..." > "Where was I?" > "I think you were finished." > "I have the right to use that function name! I'm born free!" > "From now on, I want you all to call me Loretta" > > :-) This is beginning to be off-topic on this list. Please either wrap up this sub-thread, or take it to emacs-tangents@gnu.org. TIA