From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Jonas Bernoulli Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Some hard numbers on licenses used by elisp packages Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 19:47:05 +0200 Message-ID: <87eft08ndy.fsf@bernoul.li> References: <87shi4z7ps.fsf@bernoul.li> <87zic9zuof.fsf@bernoul.li> <877ezaajme.fsf@bernoul.li> <87shhw2xuv.fsf@bernoul.li> <87a844cmgx.fsf@ernst> <874ltwbzpl.fsf@bernoul.li> NNTP-Posting-Host: blaine.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: blaine.gmane.org 1501264133 18095 195.159.176.226 (28 Jul 2017 17:48:53 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@blaine.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 17:48:53 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: mu4e 0.9.19; emacs 25.2.1 Cc: mats.lidell@cag.se, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Jul 28 19:48:47 2017 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by blaine.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1db9NV-0004Fp-Gx for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 28 Jul 2017 19:48:45 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:49401 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1db9Nb-0007zt-3e for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Fri, 28 Jul 2017 13:48:51 -0400 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:59219) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1db9N1-0007zg-DJ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Jul 2017 13:48:16 -0400 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1db9My-0003K5-CT for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 28 Jul 2017 13:48:15 -0400 Original-Received: from mail.hostpark.net ([212.243.197.30]:37314) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1db9My-0003H9-5n; Fri, 28 Jul 2017 13:48:12 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.hostpark.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3EA6316576; Fri, 28 Jul 2017 19:48:07 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: by Hostpark/NetZone Mailprotection at hostpark.net Original-Received: from mail.hostpark.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail0.hostpark.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10124) with ESMTP id 9qiU7_h9YFpk; Fri, 28 Jul 2017 19:47:10 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from desktop (77-58-214-193.dclient.hispeed.ch [77.58.214.193]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.hostpark.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id C80501653B; Fri, 28 Jul 2017 19:47:10 +0200 (CEST) In-reply-to: X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-Received-From: 212.243.197.30 X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 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" Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:217109 Archived-At: > However,there is no conflict between what you report and what I wrote. Yes I agree. I just wanted to point out that they are now making some effort, in case you were not aware of that. > A strong and firm policy would mean telling all the users: "Warning: That would indeed be nice. Meanwhile I will inspect new Emacs packages and ask for a license to be specified if I cannot find any, just like I am already doing for packages that have issues regarding the features they provide and require.