From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: main.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Eli Zaretskii" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.help Subject: Re: Knoppix is not entirely free software Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 09:36:10 +0200 Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Message-ID: <8296-Fri14Nov2003093610+0200-eliz@elta.co.il> References: <17659.1068784236@mixed> Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii NNTP-Posting-Host: deer.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1068795483 16704 80.91.224.253 (14 Nov 2003 07:38:03 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 07:38:03 +0000 (UTC) Original-X-From: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Fri Nov 14 08:38:00 2003 Return-path: Original-Received: from monty-python.gnu.org ([199.232.76.173]) by deer.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 1AKYWm-0005U4-00 for ; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 08:38:00 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AKZT3-00081c-MX for geh-help-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 03:38:13 -0500 Original-Received: from list by monty-python.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AKZSj-000807-UO for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 03:37:53 -0500 Original-Received: from mail by monty-python.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.24) id 1AKZSA-0007U8-51 for help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 03:37:50 -0500 Original-Received: from [192.114.186.22] (helo=gollum.inter.net.il) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.24) id 1AKZS9-0007QQ-J7; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 03:37:17 -0500 Original-Received: from zaretski (pns03-206-96.inter.net.il [80.230.206.96]) by gollum.inter.net.il (Mirapoint Messaging Server MOS 3.3.7-GR) with ESMTP id BVP91647; Fri, 14 Nov 2003 09:35:50 +0200 (IST) Original-To: rms@gnu.org, help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailer: emacs 21.3.50 (via feedmail 8 I) and Blat ver 1.8.9 In-reply-to: <17659.1068784236@mixed> (message from Peter S Galbraith on Thu, 13 Nov 2003 23:30:36 -0500) X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.2 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: main.gmane.org gmane.emacs.help:14168 X-Report-Spam: http://spam.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.help:14168 > Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 23:30:36 -0500 > From: Peter S Galbraith > > > > If he has changed his policies in the meantime, please tell me; that > > would be good news. But otherwise, please do not recommend the use of > > Knoppix on GNU mailing lists. Please recommend only entirely free > > software. > > I'll likely regret this, but: > > $ grep netscape browse-url.el | wc > 38 161 2011 The fact that Netscape is mentioned in browse-url.el doesn't mean Emacs recommends it, just that it uses it when it's the only tool to do a certain job. When a free and a non-free program can be used to do the same job, Emacs ought to use the free one, though. If you can spot such cases in browse-url, please report them as bugs.