From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Thomas Lord Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: ["agree"] Release plans Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 09:00:54 -0700 Message-ID: <48B57A36.3080808@emf.net> References: <20080816213508.GA8530@muc.de> <87hc9ka8eg.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <20080817073124.GA1294@muc.de> <87ljyv5gy5.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <20080818101802.GA2615@muc.de> <87bpzqqk7b.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <20080818210927.GD2615@muc.de> <87wsidnxqp.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <20080819155221.GA11524@muc.de> <871w0dcg6j.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <20080825220105.GA13599@muc.de> <87prnwgyvc.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> <48B3ADD1.50903@emf.net> <87iqtngi0i.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> 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 1219849844 27210 80.91.229.12 (27 Aug 2008 15:10:44 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:10:44 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Alan Mackenzie , emacs-devel@gnu.org, hannes@saeurebad.de, rms@gnu.org To: "Stephen J. Turnbull" Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Aug 27 17:11:37 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 1KYMgG-0004IN-Fu for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:11:32 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:54652 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KYMfI-00042Q-F4 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:10:32 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KYMf9-0003zp-2N for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:10:23 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KYMf6-0003yt-TW for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:10:22 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=51616 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KYMf6-0003yp-Q9 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:10:20 -0400 Original-Received: from mail.42inc.com ([205.149.0.25]:52205) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtps (SSL 3.0:RSA_3DES_EDE_CBC_SHA1:24) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KYMf1-0003o3-ON; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 11:10:15 -0400 X-TFF-CGPSA-Version: 1.5 X-TFF-CGPSA-Filter-42inc: Scanned X-42-Virus-Scanned: by 42 Antivirus -- Found to be clean. Original-Received: from [69.236.75.128] (account lord@emf.net HELO [192.168.1.64]) by mail.42inc.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.0.13) with ESMTPA id 37767644; Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:10:02 -0700 User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.5 (X11/20060808) In-Reply-To: <87iqtngi0i.fsf@uwakimon.sk.tsukuba.ac.jp> X-detected-kernel: by monty-python.gnu.org: Linux 2.6, seldom 2.4 (older, 4) 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:103018 Archived-At: Stephen J. Turnbull wrote: > > I also am saying that I can't think of any non-contrived feature > > bans that wouldn't be subject to the same criticism. > > I wouldn't go so far. I think it's arguable that the > anti-tech-measures and must-distribute-keys provisions of GPL v3 fit > this bill. > Those aren't feature bans, though: they are legal and technical conditions on conveying a work. You are free to distribute GPLv3 code, modified to have DRM features. The catches are that you (a) assert that the code is not covered by anti-circumvention laws; (b) not use secret keys or similar measures to prevent users from fully exercising their GPLv3 rights. You can put the code in there, though. Might even be useful for something, who knows. -t