From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>
To: thibaut.verron@gmail.com
Cc: larsi@gnus.org, emacs-devel@gnu.org, rms@gnu.org,
nicolas.rougier@inria.fr
Subject: Re: [ELPA] New package: splash-screen
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2020 13:10:34 +0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <83pn67o7hh.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAFsi02R_1W06MHGGCY8w55EcqTXNj1gE2MY+G0UfQ+KySmc0qg@mail.gmail.com> (message from Thibaut Verron on Sun, 27 Sep 2020 11:56:34 +0200)
> From: Thibaut Verron <thibaut.verron@gmail.com>
> Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2020 11:56:34 +0200
> Cc: Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org>, Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>,
> "Nicolas P. Rougier" <nicolas.rougier@inria.fr>,
emacs-devel <emacs-devel@gnu.org>
>
> > Whether we should show it or not is a separate question, but let's not
> > muddy the waters by creating tangents that don't add anything useful
> > to this discussion.
>
> I don't agree that it's a tangent. Emacs shows it "first thing you
> see", in all caps. Other software require either clicking one's way to
> the EULA, or requesting this info with --version.
Some software does what you describe. Others display the EULA
_first_, and won't even let you see the real program's display until
and unless you click on "agree". (Still others are even nastier: they
show in small print, or momentarily display, something to the effect
that "by using this you agree to ...".)
> And software which display it outside of a terminal tend to follow
> standard typographical practices when doing so. (Yes, bold is also
> discouraged as a marker of emphasis, but it is very commonly used for
> that purpose.)
I see all-caps in GUI applications as well.
> If the topic is to be brought to the FSF's counsel again, why not
> request updated advice on all aspects of the issue?
Sure, why not? But let's not maintain the position that Emacs is the
odd one out here; it's not.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2020-09-27 10:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 74+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2020-09-20 8:35 [ELPA] New package: splash-screen Nicolas P. Rougier
2020-09-20 11:24 ` Colin Baxter
2020-09-20 12:36 ` Nicolas P. Rougier
2020-09-20 13:34 ` Colin Baxter
2020-09-20 13:16 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-09-20 14:50 ` Nicolas P. Rougier
2020-09-20 17:50 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-09-20 20:33 ` Nicolas P. Rougier
2020-09-20 22:22 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-09-21 3:50 ` Richard Stallman
2020-09-21 5:47 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2020-09-21 6:06 ` Nicolas P. Rougier
2020-09-21 11:09 ` Philip K.
2020-09-21 11:42 ` Nicolas P. Rougier
2020-09-21 15:24 ` Philip K.
2020-09-21 16:40 ` Philip K.
2020-09-21 17:22 ` Nicolas P. Rougier
2020-09-21 11:53 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2020-09-21 12:29 ` Nicolas P. Rougier
2020-09-21 13:27 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-09-21 13:45 ` Thibaut Verron
2020-09-20 19:20 ` Juri Linkov
2020-09-20 20:53 ` Nicolas P. Rougier
2020-09-20 19:58 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-09-21 3:49 ` Richard Stallman
2020-09-22 12:59 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-09-23 3:42 ` Richard Stallman
2020-09-23 3:59 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-09-23 8:03 ` Mathias Dahl
2020-09-24 1:31 ` Richard Stallman
2020-09-24 6:17 ` Nicolas P. Rougier
2020-09-25 4:39 ` Richard Stallman
2020-09-23 12:36 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-09-23 16:21 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2020-09-23 16:36 ` Nicolas P. Rougier
2020-09-24 1:32 ` Richard Stallman
2020-09-24 2:14 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-09-24 13:36 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-09-25 4:38 ` Richard Stallman
2020-09-25 10:04 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-09-25 11:26 ` Thibaut Verron
2020-09-26 4:37 ` Richard Stallman
2020-09-26 13:43 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-09-27 2:43 ` Richard Stallman
2020-09-27 8:54 ` Thibaut Verron
2020-09-27 9:42 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-09-27 9:56 ` Thibaut Verron
2020-09-27 10:10 ` Eli Zaretskii [this message]
2020-09-27 10:34 ` Thibaut Verron
2020-09-27 10:50 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-09-27 11:24 ` Thibaut Verron
2020-09-27 11:52 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-09-27 13:32 ` Jean Louis
2020-09-27 16:08 ` Stefan Monnier
2020-09-28 3:43 ` Richard Stallman
2020-09-28 11:56 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2020-09-28 14:02 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2020-09-26 8:28 ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-09-26 9:45 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2020-09-26 9:51 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-09-26 14:34 ` Drew Adams
2020-09-27 2:45 ` Richard Stallman
2020-09-27 8:34 ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-09-27 8:52 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2020-09-27 8:56 ` Thibaut Verron
2020-09-27 9:47 ` Eli Zaretskii
2020-09-27 10:03 ` Dmitry Gutov
2020-09-27 10:42 ` Nicolas P. Rougier
2020-09-27 14:03 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2020-09-28 3:42 ` Richard Stallman
2020-09-28 6:29 ` Nicolas P. Rougier
2020-09-29 3:32 ` Richard Stallman
2020-09-27 14:23 ` Alfred M. Szmidt
2020-09-27 16:20 ` Stefan Monnier
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