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envelope-from=arthur.miller@live.com; helo=EUR02-AM5-obe.outbound.protection.outlook.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, MSGID_FROM_MTA_HEADER=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-0.001, SPF_HELO_PASS=-0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.23 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" Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.devel:274239 Archived-At: Stefan Monnier writes: >> But I=E2=80=99m unsure about public domain... > > In theory, public domain can be used, and I think we wpouldn't require > copyright papers to use it in Emacs. > > *BUT* in practice, there is pretty much no ELisp code in the public > domain. If the file says that it's in the public domain, it's usually > a misunderstanding on the part of the authors thinking they can opt to > put the file in the public domain, which is not the case. It is a serious question: is any SXEmacs code (gpl3) out of scope to be inc= luded in GNU Emacs? I am aware I can use it in my personal projects and publish e= tc, but it would never be accepted in GNU Emacs? Unless the authors sign the fs= f copyrights?