From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Elias_M=E5rtenson?= Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: APL input revisited Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 00:42:30 +0800 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a11c320ec297b9104f2c51313 X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1392828149 22531 80.91.229.3 (19 Feb 2014 16:42:29 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:42:29 +0000 (UTC) Cc: emacs-devel@gnu.org To: Stefan Monnier Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Wed Feb 19 17:42:37 2014 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1WGAEH-0007jz-4G for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 19 Feb 2014 17:42:37 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:60446 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WGAEG-0003si-NY for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:42:36 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:46578) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WGAED-0003s3-7p for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:42:34 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WGAEC-0007Gc-5M for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:42:33 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-la0-x22c.google.com ([2a00:1450:4010:c03::22c]:60494) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1WGAEB-0007GN-UB for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 19 Feb 2014 11:42:32 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-la0-f44.google.com with SMTP id hr13so480779lab.31 for ; Wed, 19 Feb 2014 08:42:30 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=VTJPqsLbOZd2XMYwdDSd+dpQR8L2RBzf4pvow1m+aAk=; b=lJPvIuG3h0opvlu+kkn1tmxrWg6ibz4bObLt7CPC1vH0ECwRvsKTQHpTYHPtT5CfuS 0NZ5wkqC/RuVx0ot4juwljUdTy/KUrChi3nHwW8mtSmwLVXY0Lbu3UMxTrQ+KPqLePAv iVroyDVUTXKwR98s0CLXMqlontMTVei/KsY4hU7Ev0T9lUcotTT59xWP1JbGf1/6TQTw IY8pELRAjZZILSwpl53lL3w+zxR5vVh6DQEmhDoP1bWE88lSzdXML6vXlZ6LXjkxA+Gh ZgkcF3DaWsKJ8B2Ui5MitVDo0+/q21MLEIwnKGfqf/3Z0D64jmFquWqIcazwmeSbeWbL nrMg== X-Received: by 10.112.236.3 with SMTP id uq3mr25257668lbc.14.1392828150805; Wed, 19 Feb 2014 08:42:30 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: by 10.112.14.169 with HTTP; Wed, 19 Feb 2014 08:42:30 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2a00:1450:4010:c03::22c X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:169760 Archived-At: --001a11c320ec297b9104f2c51313 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 I'm still waiting for my employer to clear the necessary documents. Then there is a second issue. The package contains documentation snippets (for the integrated documentation buffers) that is copyright IBM (they gave me permission to use the material). However, they still keep the copyright to this material. The mode works fine without it, but there is practically no integrated documentation then. I've been thinking of splitting it so that the IBM-derived documentation is in a separate optional package, or something like that. I decided not to think about it until my employers legal department finally decides to sign the documents. If anyone is willing to write GNU-licensed reference documentation for GNU APL, that would also be a good solution. Until all of this is cleared, it'll be available in MELPA. Regards, Elias On 19 February 2014 22:20, Stefan Monnier wrote: > > Since I started developing gnu-apl-mode a few months ago (it has grown > > quite a lot recently), I have been thinking of the best ways to deal with > > APL input in Emacs. > > Any news on adding it to GNU ELPA? > > > Stefan > --001a11c320ec297b9104f2c51313 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
I'm still waiting for my employer to clear the ne= cessary documents.

Then there is a second issu= e. The package contains documentation snippets (for the integrated document= ation buffers) that is copyright IBM (they gave me permission to use the ma= terial). However, they still keep the copyright to this material.

The mode works fine without it, but there is practicall= y no integrated documentation then. I've been thinking of splitting it = so that the IBM-derived documentation is in a separate optional package, or= something like that. I decided not to think about it until my employers le= gal department finally decides to sign the documents.

If anyone is willing to write GNU-licensed reference do= cumentation for GNU APL, that would also be a good solution.

Until all of this is= cleared, it'll be available in MELPA.

Regards,
Elias

On 19= February 2014 22:20, Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca&= gt; wrote:
> Since I started develop= ing gnu-apl-mode a few months ago (it has grown
> quite a lot recently), I have been thinking of the best ways to deal w= ith
> APL input in Emacs.

Any news on adding it to GNU ELPA?


=A0 =A0 =A0 =A0 Stefan

--001a11c320ec297b9104f2c51313--