Re: Don't think Emacs package may be proprietary

[Jean Louis]

* Christopher Dimech <dimech@gmx.com> [2021-05-23 16:54]:
> I can make an proprietary emacs package without using any free
> software.

Of course you can make. We talk hypothetically. You can practically
make it and in that case it is violation of GPL3+.

> I just cannot use code released with a free software license.

That I don't understand.

> > They cannot sell it, or in any way release to public as license does
> > not allows it.
> >
> > Emacs package modifies Emacs and requires Emacs to run and thus
> > creates modified version of Emacs and has to be GPL3+
> > compatible. Emacs package with Emacs editor make a combined
> > program.
> 
> My statement is quite different.  Having emacs cater to proprietary
> users is a poor decision.  But people can do what they want.

I don't know what means "proprietary users" and to cater for them.


-- 
Jean

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