From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Stefan Monnier Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: CVS is the `released version' Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 06:10:57 -0400 Message-ID: References: <2cd46e7f0705101124r72000f78xdf05d18ca815ca57@mail.gmail.com> <17991.47259.210100.801472@localhost.localdomain> <1179753516.46519c2c07a7c@webmail.freedom2surf.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1179828689 16698 80.91.229.12 (22 May 2007 10:11:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 10:11:29 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: bob@rattlesnake.com Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue May 22 12:11:26 2007 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 1HqRKv-0003RB-WE for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 22 May 2007 12:11:26 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HqRKu-0007x9-SH for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 22 May 2007 06:11:24 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HqRKi-0007x4-MY for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 22 May 2007 06:11:12 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HqRKh-0007ws-5h for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 22 May 2007 06:11:11 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HqRKg-0007wp-Tw for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 22 May 2007 06:11:10 -0400 Original-Received: from 191.red-83-44-183.dynamicip.rima-tde.net ([83.44.183.191] helo=alfajor.home) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HqRKV-0003lp-Ec for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 22 May 2007 06:11:10 -0400 Original-Received: by alfajor.home (Postfix, from userid 20848) id 121571C65B; Tue, 22 May 2007 06:10:58 -0400 (EDT) In-Reply-To: (Robert J. Chassell's message of "Mon\, 21 May 2007 15\:39\:56 +0000 \(UTC\)") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.6 (newer, 3) 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:71589 Archived-At: >> ... Most programs, of course, are never used illegally. But a few >> may be. This can be awkward. > You're confused: unassigned, just means that the copyright is not > assigned to the FSF. It may still be (and generally is) properly > licensed under the GPL. > No, I am not talking about those that are properly licensed. I am > talking about the one -- that is all that is needed -- that is > mis-copyrighted and is supported by an organization which decides to > litigate, has lots of money, and does not mind losing. Then I have no idea what scenario you have in mind where package.el makes any difference. > That is not true if there is someone willing to spend several millions > of dollars, does not mind the defenses, and likely losing ... But in what way would packake.el make any difference? Stefan