From: Jean Louis <bugs@gnu.support>
To: Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com>
Cc: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org, moasenwood@zoho.eu
Subject: Re: Don't think Emacs package may be proprietary
Date: Sun, 23 May 2021 17:03:52 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <YKpgyCRWzj8gM5HD@protected.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <trinity-460a8a40-cc47-4a9f-9baf-f627341022ff-1621778053361@3c-app-mailcom-bs09>
* Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com> [2021-05-23 16:54]:
> I can make an proprietary emacs package without using any free
> software.
Of course you can make. We talk hypothetically. You can practically
make it and in that case it is violation of GPL3+.
> I just cannot use code released with a free software license.
That I don't understand.
> > They cannot sell it, or in any way release to public as license does
> > not allows it.
> >
> > Emacs package modifies Emacs and requires Emacs to run and thus
> > creates modified version of Emacs and has to be GPL3+
> > compatible. Emacs package with Emacs editor make a combined
> > program.
>
> My statement is quite different. Having emacs cater to proprietary
> users is a poor decision. But people can do what they want.
I don't know what means "proprietary users" and to cater for them.
--
Jean
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-05-23 14:03 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 [this message]
2021-05-23 14:31 ` Christopher Dimech
2021-05-23 14:37 ` Christopher Dimech
2021-05-23 21:26 ` Use Emacs as the IDE for Wolfram Mathematica Emanuel Berg via Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor
2021-05-24 8:28 ` 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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