From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: storm@cua.dk (Kim F. Storm) Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: New start up splash screen annoyance... Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:33:01 +0200 Message-ID: <878x6xypuq.fsf@kfs-lx.testafd.dk> References: <851wcw1qht.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <871wctziwv.fsf@kfs-lx.testafd.dk> <87lkb1z0vg.fsf@anzu.internal.golden-gryphon.com> <858x71w5f5.fsf@lola.goethe.zz> <4zvea54019.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org> <87myvgrivy.fsf@jurta.org> <86r6ksxz9n.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> <87hclmlq2x.fsf@jurta.org> <87hclmbgp9.fsf@jurta.org> <87tzpleivg.fsf@jurta.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1190586809 395 80.91.229.12 (23 Sep 2007 22:33:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:33:29 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Eli Zaretskii , emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Juri Linkov Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Mon Sep 24 00:33:23 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 1IZa0w-0005vh-3D for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Mon, 24 Sep 2007 00:33:22 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IZa0t-0006rv-DS for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:33:19 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IZa0q-0006q5-FY for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:33:16 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1IZa0p-0006oU-Kp for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:33:16 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1IZa0p-0006oF-Dp for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:33:15 -0400 Original-Received: from mail-relay.sonofon.dk ([212.88.64.25]) by monty-python.gnu.org with smtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1IZa0o-0000oV-TK for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 23 Sep 2007 18:33:15 -0400 Original-Received: (qmail 4771 invoked from network); 23 Sep 2007 22:33:02 -0000 Original-Received: from unknown (HELO kfs-lx.testafd.dk.cua.dk) (213.83.150.2) by 0 with SMTP; 23 Sep 2007 22:33:02 -0000 In-Reply-To: <87tzpleivg.fsf@jurta.org> (Juri Linkov's message of "Sun\, 23 Sep 2007 14\:22\:47 +0300") User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1 (gnu/linux) X-Detected-Kernel: FreeBSD 4.6-4.9 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:79626 Archived-At: Juri Linkov writes: > As I understand, there are two goals (not necessarily contradicting) > we are trying to achieve now: > > 1. Bring the information about Emacs and the GNU project to beginners > in a way that is hard to miss. So maybe we should display the splash screen only on non-GNU systems :-) If I installed Emacs on GNU/Linux, Emacs doesn't have to go out of its tell me about GNU. > 2. Do this in a way that makes no harm to non-beginners. Maybe the splash screen on M$ Windoze should read something like this: You are currently using a non-free operating system that is specifically designed to take away your freedom and put restrictions on what you can and cannot do with your computer. However, by starting GNU Emacs, you have entered the GNU project's world of free software, where the GNU Public License (GPL) protects your freedom to use, modify, and distribute software. For more information about the GNU project, type C-h C-p -- Kim F. Storm http://www.cua.dk