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: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:24:53 +0200 Message-ID: <87skt3bahm.fsf@skyscraper.fehenstaub.lan> References: <873al79akr.fsf@skyscraper.fehenstaub.lan> <48A5BAD7.8030302@emf.net> <48A740CB.4050404@emf.net> <20080816213508.GA8530@muc.de> <48A78EE4.50802@emf.net> <20080817080126.GB1294@muc.de> <48A86304.3020301@emf.net> <20080817210745.GA4335@muc.de> NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1219008346 8986 80.91.229.12 (17 Aug 2008 21:25:46 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:25:46 +0000 (UTC) Cc: Thomas Lord , emacs-devel@gnu.org, rms@gnu.org, ams@gnu.org To: Alan Mackenzie Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Aug 17 23:26:37 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 1KUplf-00042c-TF for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:26:32 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:38650 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KUpki-0005W8-TP for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:25:32 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KUpke-0005W3-Rk for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:25:28 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1KUpkd-0005Ur-6M for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:25:28 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (port=57702 helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1KUpkc-0005Ug-W4 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:25:27 -0400 Original-Received: from saeurebad.de ([85.214.36.134]:40295) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1KUpkU-0002Dn-4e; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:25:18 -0400 Original-Received: by saeurebad.de (Postfix, from userid 107) id BD16B2F00CA; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:25:15 +0200 (CEST) Original-Received: from localhost (217-68-166-87.dynamic.primacom.net [217.68.166.87]) by saeurebad.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D4982F00C6; Sun, 17 Aug 2008 23:25:15 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <20080817210745.GA4335@muc.de> (Alan Mackenzie's message of "Sun, 17 Aug 2008 21:07:45 +0000") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) X-Bogosity: Ham, tests=bogofilter, spamicity=0.000006, 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:102562 Archived-At: Hi, Alan Mackenzie writes: > What don't you understand about this: > > ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; > ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; > ;; > ;; microsoft8.dll > ;; > ;; Copyright (C) Microsoft, 2013. > ;; > ;; This binary library extends Emacs, giving it transparent access to all > ;; directories and files in the .NYET environment, together with convenient > ;; access from Emacs to your Email, calendar, etc. > ;; > ;; To protect the security of your .NYET system, this library also guards > ;; against malware by only allowing digitally signed LISP or binary libraries > ;; to be compiled or loaded. All libraries you may need to run Emacs have > ;; been duly signed. > ;; > ;; microsoft8.dll MUST be loaded before any other Emacs extensions. The > ;; system administrator is recommended to load this library at the top of his > ;; site's site-start.el file. > ;; > ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; > ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;; > > ? Nobody is forced to load this library. But I hope you can see now > that it would be a big problem nonetheless. register_gpl3_module (); Now, how long do you think does it take to have the restrictions patched out? If this mechanism works out, we can stop argueing about personal views. It will lead to nothing. Hannes