Re: Contradictiory directions

[Po Lu]

Óscar Fuentes <ofv@wanadoo.es> writes:

> Propietary modules can define any symbol, so the
> "this_module_is_fine_with_gnus" or whatever trick is used on Emacs and
> gcc modules is even less of a solution. I can foresee a propietary
> module playing that trick, but changing the name of the module and
> creating a name collision with some of the most popular modules out
> there is a bit too risky even for the most adventurous propietary
> vendor.

Then as RMS said, we should remove the feature wholesale, until a
solution is found.

> So you just decidead that all those versions that allow to distribute
> non-free versions of the code are incompatible with the GPL after all?

GPL compatibility is not the solution to the problem here, which is a
moral one.

> Today you are in the mood of picking an argument, aren't you? ;-)

I'm not picking an argument, only noting what I found to be confusing.