Don't think Emacs package may be proprietary

[Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com>]

> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2021 at 2:03 AM
> 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
>
> * 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.

To cater for users of Wolfram Mathematica with functionality specific to that language.


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