From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Johannes Weiner Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Release plans Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:41:23 +0200 Message-ID: <877iaj7lz0.fsf@skyscraper.fehenstaub.lan> References: <20080813092057.GA3010@muc.de> <20080814083817.GA2593@muc.de> <877iak7xfp.fsf@skyscraper.fehenstaub.lan> <873al79akr.fsf@skyscraper.fehenstaub.lan> <20080814103040.GB2593@muc.de> <87y72z7t3c.fsf@skyscraper.fehenstaub.lan> <20080814123917.GC2593@muc.de> <87iqu37n6z.fsf@skyscraper.fehenstaub.lan> <20080814132853.GE2593@muc.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1218721565 12327 80.91.229.12 (14 Aug 2008 13:46:05 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:46:05 +0000 (UTC) Cc: ams@gnu.org, rms@gnu.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Alan Mackenzie Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Aug 14 15:46:55 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 1KTd9m-0004ya-O6 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:46:27 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:34376 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KTd8q-0000SG-57 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:45:28 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KTd5R-0007Sq-3D for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:41:57 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KTd5Q-0007SX-Iw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:41:56 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=40076 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KTd5Q-0007SQ-B5 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:41:56 -0400 Original-Received: from saeurebad.de ([85.214.36.134]:42890) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KTd5H-0002Fc-Bp; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:41:47 -0400 Original-Received: by saeurebad.de (Postfix, from userid 107) id 94D892F00CA; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:41:46 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (83-221-69-159.dynamic.primacom.net [83.221.69.159]) by saeurebad.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1759B2F00C4; Thu, 14 Aug 2008 15:41:46 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <20080814132853.GE2593@muc.de> (Alan Mackenzie's message of "Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:28:53 +0000") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000002, version=1.1.3 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:102455 Archived-At: Hi, again, again, again, again! Alan Mackenzie writes: > Hi, again, again, again! > > On Thu, Aug 14, 2008 at 03:15:00PM +0200, Johannes Weiner wrote: > >> By the way, what prevents you from loading proprietary .elc files? > > .elc files are compiled from .el files. .el files, because they call > functions like `car', because they embed themselves in the standard Emacs > obarray, ..., are extensions to Emacs. Therefore, they're subject > to the GPL. Or something like that. Hm, I wonder if this cooperative loader could use the same trick. I.e. make the module register itself and by using the registration mechanism which is GPL software, the module becomes derivative work. Or something. >> > By the way, do you really live in an acid bath? ;-) > >> Jawohl! It's actually a reference to a reeeeaaally bad piece of german >> electronic dance music... `Join me in my bath of acid. Witness your >> own decay. Boom Boom Boom Boom...' > > Ah. A bit like Johann Sebastian Bach. Got you! ;-) Huh, why JSB? Bach was a good hacker. The author of the piece in question is, well, ... :) Hannes