Use Emacs as the IDE for Wolfram Mathematica.

[Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com>]

> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2021 at 1:11 AM
> From: "Jean Louis" <bugs@gnu.support>
> To: "Christopher Dimech" <dimech@gmx.com>
> Cc: moasenwood@zoho.eu, help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
> Subject: Re: Use Emacs as the IDE for Wolfram Mathematica.
>
> * Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com> [2021-05-23 15:58]:
>
> > Rather one should realise that the way forward is in not using
> > Wolfram Mathematica in the first place.
>
> From the IDE viewpoint combined with licensing, I don't think there is
> a problem for Emacs to be IDE to proprietary languages, though in GNU
> people don't develop such.
>
> If IDE is just executing the proprietary program, than IDE package
> itself is not in conflict neither with GPL3+ Emacs nor with
> proprietary license.

The temptation and pressure are harder to recognize when they come indirectly, through
free software organizations that have adopted a policy of catering to proprietary software.
The Open Group offers an example - funded by companies that make proprietary software.

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