Re: Nano License

>> I am more productive and spend much less
>> time understanding and configuring my tools

Please pardon my extra ramble but here's _just_ _one_ _example_:

IDEs have systems for code snippets. Then one must configure the snippets, format, location, put in zip file, reload IDE, ... ridiculous.

In nano, I can just make a snippets directory and put any small snippet files anywhere, and simply insert them into buffer as needed. Less is more, simple is better!

> On 01/08/2025 9:36 PM EST Greg McPherran <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
>  
> OK, Thank you kindly. Nano is a great tool. I have used heavy IDEs (VS, CLion,..) and on Linux with a good command terminal and shell and nano, I am more productive and spend much less time understanding and configuring my tools. Great editor.
> 
> (I accidentally used "support" email address in original email, sorry about that).
> 
> Greg McPherran
> 
> 
> > On 01/08/2025 11:07 AM EST Benno Schulenberg <[email protected]> wrote:
> > 
> >  
> > > my understanding of the license
> > 
> > Which license exactly?  What text are you looking at?  Presumably
> > the GPL version three: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.html?
> > 
> > > is that copying and modifying nanorc files (e.g. from /usr/share/nano) that
> > > are used locally and not distributed to others, is considered an unrestricted
> > > form of propagation.
> > 
> > Correct: for your local and personal use, you are free to use and
> > modify nano in any way you like.  To summarize your basic rights:
> > 
> >    https://www.gnu.org/licenses/quick-guide-gplv3.html#the-foundations-of-the-gpl
> > 
> > > The license also speaks of documenting modifications but again I think that
> > > this does not  apply to locally used copies that are used only by me. Can
> > > confirm?
> > 
> > Correct: for your personal use, you can do whatever you like.  But
> > if you somehow share your changes with others (multiple users of a
> > single system maybe), then it's good to document what you changed,
> > for the benefit of those other users, so that they don't think they
> > are using an unmodified nano.
> > 
> > 
> > Benno