Re: Non-free file in scheme48 source emacs/cmulisp.el
Jonathan A Rees <[email protected]>
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The emacs version of cmulisp is incompatible, I think, since the emacs folks felt free to change Olin's version without concern over existing code that relies on it. We really need to update cmuscheme48.el so that it uses emacs's version... Short of anyone volunteering, I can get on Olin's case. You just need email from him saying it's ok to republish with a Debian-approved license, right? -- apologies for brevity / using handheld gizmo -- On Jun 14, 2009, at 9:13, Michael Sperber <[email protected]> wrote: > > [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 > Friede, Völkerverständigung und überhaupt blabla >