From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Geoffrey Teale Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: E-LISP licensing question Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 17:35:34 +0200 Message-ID: <47F3A7C6.5000408@cmedresearch.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1207155438 26973 80.91.229.12 (2 Apr 2008 16:57:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2008 16:57:18 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Apr 02 18:57:50 2008 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 1Jh6HM-0000HH-HP for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 02 Apr 2008 18:57:40 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Jh6Gk-00027Z-8r for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:57:02 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Jh501-00089S-VY for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:35:42 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1Jh4zy-00081Y-PQ for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:35:41 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1Jh4zy-00081F-LN for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:35:38 -0400 Original-Received: from www.cmedltd.com ([194.201.210.209] helo=cmedltd.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1Jh4zy-0006dj-Ce for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 02 Apr 2008 11:35:38 -0400 Original-Received: (qmail 11871 invoked by uid 453); 2 Apr 2008 15:35:36 -0000 X-Virus-Checked: Checked by ClamAV on cmedltd.com Original-Received: from Unknown (HELO dmo.cmedltd.com) (192.168.6.2) by cmedltd.com (qpsmtpd/0.40) with SMTP; Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:35:36 +0100 Original-Received: (qmail 23968 invoked by uid 453); 2 Apr 2008 15:35:35 -0000 Original-Received: from Unknown (HELO talisker.localdomain) (192.168.15.14) by dmo.cmedltd.com (qpsmtpd/0.32) with ESMTP; Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:35:35 +0100 User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.12 (X11/20080315) X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 02 Apr 2008 12:56:58 -0400 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:94206 Archived-At: Hi guys, Can anyone here give me a clear answer to this question: If I write some emacs lisp code does the way emacs deals with that code at runtime mean that the code must always be under the GPL? Or to put it another way... Does doing (require 'foo.el) link the code into emacs in such a way that foo.el must be licensed under the GPL. -- Regards, Geoff Teale