From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?UTF-8?Q?G=C3=A1bor_Boskovits?= Subject: Re: xkblayout-state Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2018 10:13:09 +0200 Message-ID: References: <87fu3ij2a3.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0000000000004597eb056abbf5d0" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:59088) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fBc1i-00084W-M2 for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Apr 2018 04:13:15 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fBc1g-0003bh-DB for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Apr 2018 04:13:14 -0400 Received: from mail-io0-x229.google.com ([2607:f8b0:4001:c06::229]:34707) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fBc1g-0003bQ-6Z for help-guix@gnu.org; Thu, 26 Apr 2018 04:13:12 -0400 Received: by mail-io0-x229.google.com with SMTP id p124-v6so4805799iod.1 for ; Thu, 26 Apr 2018 01:13:12 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <87fu3ij2a3.fsf@gmail.com> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: Jone Cc: help-guix --0000000000004597eb056abbf5d0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" 2018-04-26 1:26 GMT+02:00 Jone : > Hi people! > How do I build https://github.com/nonpop/xkblayout-state ? > I need it for switching keyboard layout with one key (LWin), in Emacs > and in X. > > Hello! I've checked the mentioned software. It seems, that it is non-free. This is caused by partial application of GPL2. What is missing is an explicit license file, and some license notes. As it seems, that the intention of the author was to release this software under GPL2, it might be easy to have it fixed. Please point the author to https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html. With that said, it is still possible to build it, and even to write a guix package for it, but until the licencing issue is resolved this package cannot make to upstream guix. It is possible to build software, like in any other distro to build this in your own home directory with the appropriate toolchain installed. It is also possible to write a package, you could have a look at the manual for defining packages. Should you need any more help, don't hesitate to ask. --0000000000004597eb056abbf5d0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
2018= -04-26 1:26 GMT+02:00 Jone <yeger9@gmail.com>:
Hi people!
How do I build https://github.com/nonpop/xkblayout-sta= te ?
I need it for switching keyboard layout with one key (LWin), in Emacs
and in X.

Hello!

I've checked the mentioned software. It seems, that= it is non-free. This is caused
by=C2=A0 pa= rtial application of GPL2. What is missing is an explicit license file, and= some
license notes. As it seems, that the = intention of the author was to release this software
under GPL2, it might be easy to have it fixed. Please point the a= uthor to
https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-howto.html.

With that said, it is s= till possible to build it, and even to write a guix package
for it, but until the l= icencing issue is resolved this package cannot make to upstream guix.
=
It is possible to build software, like in = any other distro to build this in your own home directory
with the appropriate toolchain installed. It is also possi= ble to write a package, you could have
a lo= ok at the manual for defining packages. Should you need any more help, don&= #39;t hesitate to ask.

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