From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: "Robert J. Chassell" Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: CVS is the `released version' Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 15:19:43 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <2cd46e7f0705101124r72000f78xdf05d18ca815ca57@mail.gmail.com> <17991.47259.210100.801472@localhost.localdomain> <1179753516.46519c2c07a7c@webmail.freedom2surf.net> <86r6p9c75q.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> Reply-To: bob@rattlesnake.com NNTP-Posting-Host: lo.gmane.org X-Trace: sea.gmane.org 1179847204 28199 80.91.229.12 (22 May 2007 15:20:04 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@sea.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 15:20:04 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Tue May 22 17:19:59 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 1HqW9W-00080Z-5W for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 22 May 2007 17:19:58 +0200 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HqW9W-0002ZR-Tj for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Tue, 22 May 2007 11:19:58 -0400 Original-Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HqW9T-0002ZC-42 for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 22 May 2007 11:19:55 -0400 Original-Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1HqW9Q-0002Z0-MO for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 22 May 2007 11:19:53 -0400 Original-Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1HqW9Q-0002Yx-HI for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 22 May 2007 11:19:52 -0400 Original-Received: from cpe-69-205-32-54.nycap.res.rr.com ([69.205.32.54] helo=rattlesnake.com) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1HqW9O-0000jE-9e for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Tue, 22 May 2007 11:19:52 -0400 Original-Received: by rattlesnake.com via sendmail from stdin id (Debian Smail3.2.0.115) Tue, 22 May 2007 15:19:43 +0000 (UTC) In-reply-to: <86r6p9c75q.fsf@lola.quinscape.zz> (message from David Kastrup on Tue, 22 May 2007 15:36:01 +0200) X-detected-kernel: Linux 2.4-2.6 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:71611 Archived-At: > Suppose a program in the package repository has been placed > there in order to hurt? And how would that hurt? Baseless litigation that takes you away from programming. Most likely the victim would be American, although anyone in a country that has accepted the WIPO treaty is at risk. > Bear in mind, a statement on the program that `this is licensed > under the GPL' does not count. Could you please explain what the problem is that you are talking about? Baseless litigation by someone who wants to hurt and who `makes a mistake' so the penalties for fraud are not imposed by a court. -- Robert J. Chassell GnuPG Key ID: 004B4AC8 bob@rattlesnake.com bob@gnu.org http://www.rattlesnake.com http://www.teak.cc