From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Bijan Soleymani Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: New Emacs with GTK! Date: 24 Mar 2003 08:42:49 -0500 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <87znnkop7q.fsf@server.crasseux.com> References: <87el4z9t43.fsf@cecilia.trollope.org> <87vfya3vxy.fsf@cecilia.trollope.org> <86adflzuv4.fsf@bigwalter.net> <87llz58tng.fsf@cecilia.trollope.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: main.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: main.gmane.org 1048513215 5658 80.91.224.249 (24 Mar 2003 13:40:15 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@main.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 13:40:15 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Mar 24 14:40:05 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 18xSBJ-0001SH-00 for ; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 14:40:05 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.10.13) id 18xS7Z-000309-06 for gnu-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Mon, 24 Mar 2003 08:36:13 -0500 Original-Path: shelby.stanford.edu!newsfeed.stanford.edu!cyclone.bc.net!snoopy.risq.qc.ca!wesley.videotron.net!weber.videotron.net.POSTED!not-for-mail Original-Newsgroups: gnu.emacs.help Original-Lines: 19 User-Agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.2 Original-NNTP-Posting-Host: 24.201.123.149 Original-X-Complaints-To: abuse@videotron.ca Original-X-Trace: weber.videotron.net 1048512803 24.201.123.149 (Mon, 24 Mar 2003 08:33:23 EST) Original-NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 24 Mar 2003 08:33:23 EST Original-Xref: shelby.stanford.edu gnu.emacs.help:111343 Original-To: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1b5 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: List-Unsubscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+gnu-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:7846 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:7846 Michael Powe writes: > Daniel> Why wouldn't FreeBSD use GPL code? They use GCC, right? > Daniel> Doesn't OpenBSD do that too? > > they do use some gpl (gcc, e.g.) but freebsd'ers are among the > principal proponents of the "gpl virus" theory. they isolate gpl in > their dev tree. they often can be found in gnu.misc.discuss flaming > rms. That doesn't really pose a problem. If they don't use GPL programs they won't use emacs anyways (many use vi). If they do then why would they not use gtk, when there are so many programs that use gtk, (gimp, evolution, etc.). On a side note, gnome is available for FreeBSD, Solaris, etc. Bijan