From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
Cc: emacs-tangents@gnu.org, rms@gnu.org, jamtlu@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Require "this program is free software .... " notice to be preserved on the splash screen
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2021 15:38:03 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83sg60cclg.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <YCeuZThlIVeusvk4@protected.rcdrun.com> (message from Jean Louis on Sat, 13 Feb 2021 13:48:05 +0300)
> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2021 13:48:05 +0300
> From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
> Cc: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>, emacs-devel@gnu.org
>
> * James Lu <jamtlu@gmail.com> [2021-02-13 08:13]:
> > Some distributions of Emacs, such as Spacemacs, replace Emacs' splash
> > screen with one that heeds no mention to free software. (Spacemacs includes
> > a logo of Spacemacs, a bunch of menu items, and a changelog.)
> >
> > In order to avoid another fiasco of the sort of the GNU/Linux controversy,
> > where a variant of GNU software was called something else and disassociated
> > from free software, I propose we exercise section 7.4 of GPLv3 to require
> > "require preservation of specified reasonable legal notices or author
> > attributions in that material or in the Appropriate Legal Notices displayed
> > by works containing it"
>
> That is right. Is the bug reported to Spacemacs? What is the reaction?
PLEASE take this discussion to emacs-tangents.
I've redirected the response there.
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2021-02-13 13:38 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
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2021-02-13 13:47 ` Require "this program is free software .... " notice to be preserved on the splash screen Eli Zaretskii
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2021-02-14 9:25 ` Jean Louis
2021-02-15 4:46 ` Richard Stallman
2021-03-01 7:43 ` Jean Louis
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