From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Johannes Weiner Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: Release plans Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:02:44 +0200 Message-ID: <87od3p6tu3.fsf@skyscraper.fehenstaub.lan> References: <10697146.3630221218551689983.JavaMail.www@wwinf4615> <20080812171404.GB7999@muc.de> <20080813092057.GA3010@muc.de> <20080814083817.GA2593@muc.de> <877iak7xfp.fsf@skyscraper.fehenstaub.lan> <873al79akr.fsf@skyscraper.fehenstaub.lan> <48A5BAD7.8030302@emf.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1219151134 14624 80.91.229.12 (19 Aug 2008 13:05:34 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:05:34 +0000 (UTC) Cc: acm@muc.de, lord@emf.net, ams@gnu.org, joakim@verona.se, emacs-devel@gnu.org To: rms@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue Aug 19 15:06:26 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 1KVQta-0000uF-13 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:05:26 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:52868 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KVQsc-0003WN-W2 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:04:11 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KVQrm-0003A2-VP for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:03:19 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KVQrl-000396-DH for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:03:18 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=41458 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KVQrl-000391-5T for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:03:17 -0400 Original-Received: from saeurebad.de ([85.214.36.134]:53705) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KVQra-0005vk-Rf; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 09:03:07 -0400 Original-Received: by saeurebad.de (Postfix, from userid 107) id 45F682F00CA; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:03:05 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (217-68-166-87.dynamic.primacom.net [217.68.166.87]) by saeurebad.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id DE2F42F00C6; Tue, 19 Aug 2008 15:03:04 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: (Richard M. Stallman's message of "Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:21:01 -0400") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000000, version=1.1.3 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:102652 Archived-At: "Richard M. Stallman" writes: > Yes, indeed, but its also trivial to patch Emacs to run non-free > extensions today. > > It is not trivial for most people. Most people don't need to study or modify the software they run either. They will benefit from those who actually can and do so, though. That doing that change is not trivial for most people is obvious. But most people also don't write their own compiler! It's enough if there is one person writing a compiler. It's enough if there is one person providing a patch to run non-free extensions. Hannes