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From: Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor <help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org>
To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Use Emacs as the IDE for Wolfram Mathematica.
Date: Sun, 23 May 2021 23:26:31 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87czthxhtk.fsf@zoho.eu> (raw)
In-Reply-To: YKpD2uXRR58uB+55@protected.localdomain

Jean Louis wrote:

> Thank you for pointing that out.
>
> We don't support in GNU project proprietary software, such
> discussions should be made in other places.
>
> It is also questionable from licensing view point, both from
> the proprietary software vendor and from free
> software viewpoint.
>
> GPL3+ license does not allow making publicly distributed
> software that requires Emacs and also requires proprietary
> software. It does not go, as it cannot be properly GPL3+
> licensed as whole.
>
> Unless if it would be written by the author of proprietary
> software part, as in that case GPL3+ license would allow to
> disregard any proprietary prohibitions (provided there is
> source).
>
> When any Emacs package is made, then the package has to be
> with GPL3+ compatible software license because it requires
> Emacs which is GPL3+ licensed.

Shoots above the target /
punches in open doors.

-- 
underground experts united
https://dataswamp.org/~incal




  parent reply	other threads:[~2021-05-23 21:26 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 35+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2021-05-23  5:25 Use Emacs as the IDE for Wolfram Mathematica Hongyi Zhao
2021-05-23  5:39 ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-05-23  6:39   ` Christopher Dimech
2021-05-23  8:54     ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-05-23 10:00       ` Christopher Dimech
2021-05-23 10:10         ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-05-23 12:13           ` Jean Louis
2021-05-23 21:27             ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-06-07 15:48           ` TRS-80
2021-05-23 12:00         ` Jean Louis
2021-05-23 12:48           ` Christopher Dimech
2021-05-23 13:09             ` Don't think Emacs package may be proprietary Jean Louis
2021-05-23 13:54               ` Christopher Dimech
2021-05-23 14:03                 ` Jean Louis
2021-05-23 14:31                   ` Christopher Dimech
2021-05-23 14:37                   ` Christopher Dimech
2021-05-23 21:26           ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor [this message]
2021-05-24  8:28             ` Use Emacs as the IDE for Wolfram Mathematica Christopher Dimech
2021-05-24  9:10               ` Jean Louis
2021-05-24  9:34                 ` Christopher Dimech
2021-05-24 11:31                   ` Jean Louis
2021-05-24 11:43                     ` Christopher Dimech
2021-05-24 11:54                       ` Jean Louis
2021-05-24 12:47                         ` Christopher Dimech
2021-05-24 14:12                           ` Jean Louis
2021-05-24 15:37                             ` Hongyi Zhao
2021-05-23 12:57       ` Christopher Dimech
2021-05-23 13:11         ` Jean Louis
2021-05-23 13:23           ` Christopher Dimech
2021-06-07 16:06             ` TRS-80
2021-06-07 22:16               ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-05-23 13:39           ` Christopher Dimech
2021-05-23 21:28         ` Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-05-23 21:42           ` Free software is liberty for future - " Jean Louis
2021-05-24  8:37           ` Christopher Dimech

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