From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marcin Borkowski Subject: Re: Org-mode exporters licensing Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:05:52 +0200 Message-ID: <878ua22cns.fsf@mbork.pl> References: <87io962fdz.fsf@mbork.pl> <87mvyixbga.fsf@gmx.us> <87fv4a2egg.fsf@mbork.pl> <87a8uixakf.fsf@gmx.us> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:38458) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZJeMI-00047R-KS for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 05:06:08 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZJeME-0005S7-Iq for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 05:06:06 -0400 Received: from mail.mojserwer.eu ([2a01:5e00:2:52::8]:57248) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZJeME-0005Rv-BP for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 05:06:02 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.mojserwer.eu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 49EB76F2004 for ; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:05:59 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail.mojserwer.eu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.mojserwer.eu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id Ufqgt9VgHKBW for ; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:05:56 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (unknown [109.232.24.146]) by mail.mojserwer.eu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id B30986F2003 for ; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:05:56 +0200 (CEST) In-reply-to: <87a8uixakf.fsf@gmx.us> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org On 2015-07-27, at 10:35, Rasmus wrote: > Marcin Borkowski writes: > >> On 2015-07-27, at 10:16, Rasmus wrote: >> >>> Marcin Borkowski writes: >>> >>>> I reuse parts of GPL'd code (as I mentioned, quite generic ones, but >>>> still). Is it fine, or should I expect a visit from EFF lawyers or >>>> something? >>> >>> My guess would be no. You should ask the FSF lawyers. >> >> You mean like no, it's not fine, or no, they won't come and get me? ;-) > > I think you cannot share your code unless your release your example > backend under GPL3+. You can presumably release the code backend under > GPL and text under whatever. But, really, you should ask the FSF lawyers > about this. Assuming they would understand my question... Frankly speaking, I'm rather astonished at your and Eric's answers. I treated my question as a formality, and expected answers like "Of course you can do it, don't be silly." I guess I should have published it without asking... That's probably what I'm going to do in the future in similar cases. >> BTW, I'm not really afraid of EFF lawyers. > > EFF is the privacy organization. Do you mean FSF? Yes, of course, sorry. Best, -- Marcin Borkowski http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science Adam Mickiewicz University