From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Robert J. Chassell" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: CVS is the `released version' Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 12:03:33 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <2cd46e7f0705101124r72000f78xdf05d18ca815ca57@mail.gmail.com> <17991.47259.210100.801472@localhost.localdomain> Reply-To: bob@rattlesnake.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1179749074 31290 80.91.229.12 (21 May 2007 12:04:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 21 May 2007 12:04:34 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon May 21 14:04:29 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 1Hq6cf-0007Aa-Vs for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 21 May 2007 14:04:22 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hq6cf-0002w1-K7 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 21 May 2007 08:04:21 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Hq6bx-0002GC-N2 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 21 May 2007 08:03:37 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Hq6bu-0002CN-NW for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 21 May 2007 08:03:37 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Hq6bu-0002CB-HA for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 21 May 2007 08:03:34 -0400 Original-Received: from cpe-69-205-32-54.nycap.res.rr.com ([69.205.32.54] helo=rattlesnake.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Hq6bt-00026C-RC for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Mon, 21 May 2007 08:03:34 -0400 Original-Received: by rattlesnake.com via sendmail from stdin id (Debian Smail3.2.0.115) Mon, 21 May 2007 12:03:33 +0000 (UTC) In-reply-to: (message from Tom Tromey on Sun, 20 May 2007 15:45:20 -0600) X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.4-2.6 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:71489 Archived-At: rms> This might tempt redistributors (such as GNU/Linux distros) rms> to add other repositories. I don't want to ask for trouble. Unfortunately this does not align very well with my goals in writing package.el. ... download and install ... the 3rd party, unassigned code ... Since all software in the United States is copyrighted on creation, whether or not a copy of that code is sent to the copyright office, unless it is specifically said to be public domain, downloading and installing "3rd party, unassigned code" may mean `illegally using code'. Most programs, of course, are never used illegally. But a few may be. This can be awkward. Doubtless, you are thinking of code that you or people you trust have checked for legality, but not every American does. -- Robert J. Chassell GnuPG Key ID: 004B4AC8 bob@rattlesnake.com bob@gnu.org http://www.rattlesnake.com http://www.teak.cc