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Re: Release plans
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joakim |
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Re: Release plans |
Date: |
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:26:33 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/23.0.60 (gnu/linux) |
"Richard M. Stallman" <address@hidden> writes:
> The Linux kernel doesn't refuse to boot when it recognizes a non GPL
> module being loaded. It justs informs you its "tainted".
>
> Emacs should of course just refuse to use functions in modules that are
> not GPL compliant, not just inform the user that the moral integrity of
> Emacs has been corrupted.
>
> I don't think this is a solution, because it would be easy to patch out
> the code that enforces that restriction.
Yes, indeed, but its also trivial to patch Emacs to run non-free
extensions today.
Is the real issue that the GPL doesnt inhibit soft linking of non-free
modules? I always assumed the GPL didnt allow for this.
--
Joakim Verona
- Re: Release plans, (continued)
- Re: Release plans, Thomas Lord, 2008/08/15
- Re: Release plans, Richard M. Stallman, 2008/08/16
- Re: Release plans, joakim, 2008/08/16
- Re: Release plans, Richard M. Stallman, 2008/08/17
- Re: Release plans, joakim, 2008/08/17
- Re: Release plans, Richard M. Stallman, 2008/08/18
- Re: Release plans, Tassilo Horn, 2008/08/18
- Re: Release plans, Stefan Monnier, 2008/08/18
- Re: Release plans,
joakim <=
- Re: Release plans, Richard M. Stallman, 2008/08/19
- Re: Release plans, Johannes Weiner, 2008/08/19
- Re: Release plans, Richard M. Stallman, 2008/08/19
- Re: Release plans, Johannes Weiner, 2008/08/20
- Re: Release plans, Tassilo Horn, 2008/08/19
- Re: Release plans, Richard M. Stallman, 2008/08/19
- Re: Release plans, Gilaras Drakeson, 2008/08/18
- Re: Release plans, Stephen J. Turnbull, 2008/08/18
- Re: Release plans, Paul R, 2008/08/18
- Re: Release plans, Richard M. Stallman, 2008/08/19