From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: David Diaz Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: [debian-vrms] Bug#221807: "please take this into consideration" Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 11:56:57 +0200 Message-ID: <200704051157.02441.david@leals.com> References: <87hcryfjkh.fsf@zip.com.au> <200704041938.11249.david@leals.com> <1175740906.4178.72.camel@rover.gag.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1175767054 7512 80.91.229.12 (5 Apr 2007 09:57:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 09:57:34 +0000 (UTC) Cc: 221807@bugs.debian.org, debian-vrms@lists.gag.com, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Bdale Garbee Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Thu Apr 05 11:57:25 2007 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([199.232.76.165]) by lo.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1HZOib-0000Dn-4l for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 05 Apr 2007 11:57:25 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HZOlx-0004yU-1U for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:00:53 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HZOls-0004yP-3k for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:00:48 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HZOlo-0004y9-Ah for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:00:47 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HZOlo-0004y6-5n for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Apr 2007 06:00:44 -0400 Original-Received: from 41.red-217-127-236.staticip.rima-tde.net ([217.127.236.41] helo=mail.leals.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HZOiR-0002qv-EV for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Thu, 05 Apr 2007 05:57:15 -0400 Original-Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by mail.leals.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C344E30014; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 11:57:14 +0200 (CEST) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at leals.com Original-Received: from mail.leals.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.leals.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 8YY4EDdCNu1b; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 11:57:11 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from amd.leals.com (AMD.leals.com [192.168.0.2]) by mail.leals.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8F42EE30013; Thu, 5 Apr 2007 11:57:08 +0200 (CEST) User-Agent: KMail/1.9.5 In-Reply-To: <1175740906.4178.72.camel@rover.gag.com> Content-Disposition: inline X-detected-kernel: Genre and OS details not recognized. X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:69082 Archived-At: Bdale Garbee wrote: > David Diaz wrote: > > I personally think too if the package name is "Virtual RMS" it should > > abide the RMS principles, just to avoid confusion to the package's users. > > I understand your point. I guess I just still hold out hope that the > FSF may one day again publish documentation under a license that's > compliant with the DFSG... The facts are that a "Virtual RMS" is a RMS not a DFSG. Please, rename the package. Do not confuse the users of your package. > > Note the comment in the vrms description package: > I'm completely aware that vrms has never really fulfilled the original > vision I/we had for it... > Do you care about this enough to want to help work on vrms? I am overloaded with this www.gnuherds.org Best regards, Davi