Re: Non-free file in scheme48 source emacs/cmulisp.el

[email protected] writes:

> I currently maintain scheme48 in Debian. I just wanted to inform you
> that there is one file in the source with an invariant clause
> inconsistent with scheme48's 3-clause BSD license.
>
> emacs/cmulisp.el has a license that prohibits distribution for money:
>
> ;;; Copyright Olin Shivers (1988).
> ;;; Please imagine a long, tedious, legalistic 5-page gnu-style
> copyright
> ;;; notice appearing here to the effect that you may use this code any
> ;;; way you like, as long as you don't charge money for it, remove this
> ;;; notice, or hold me liable for its results.
>
> I was unable to contact Olin Shivers to get the license changed.[1]
>
> Obviously you might not really care if this file is still in the
> sources since the intent of the license seems to suggest that it
> should be consistent with 3-clause BSD, but I just wanted to give you
> a heads-up in case you weren't aware of it and/or could perhaps
> contact Olin to ask him about the status of the license. For the
> Debian package I have rebuilt the tarball to remove this file.

I happen to know Olin's happy with anything that'll make the license
consistent with the rest of the Scheme 48 license.  However, I believe
cmulisp.el is now shipped with every version of Emacs that Scheme 48 is
realistically used with, so removing the file is fine.

-- 
Cheers =8-} Mike
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