Re: License Notice for ELPA packages

[Philip Kaludercic <philipk@posteo.net>]

Arash Esbati <arash@gnu.org> writes:

> Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> writes:
>
>> So historically we have accepted both "is part of GNU Emacs" and "is NOT
>> part of GNU Emacs".  IMO the better choice is to say neither.
>
> Thanks for your response.  I installed this notice for AUCTeX files:
>
> ;; This file is part of AUCTeX.

While not wrong, I believe that this might confuse people in the future,
just like you were confused about the different instances of "is part"
and "is NOT part" found in different packages.  Some might interpret
this as "what if any is the closest GNU project the file belongs to?".

> ;; AUCTeX is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
> ;; under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the
> ;; Free Software Foundation; either version 3, or (at your option) any
> ;; later version.
>
> ;; AUCTeX is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
> ;; ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
> ;; FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
> ;; for more details.
>
> ;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
> ;; along with GNU Emacs.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
>
> Best, Arash
>
>

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