Jeremy Hankins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Walter Landry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > Actually, many (most?) of the elisp packages that Debian distributes > > are in source code format. It is only when distributing binaries that > > you have to worry about GPL-compatibility. > > Even though it's intended for use linked to emacs? (Though I guess > there's Xemacs as well -- I assume many/most elisp files can be used > with both?) It seems, at the least, unclear whether the elisp files > are derived from emacs.
It is always ok to distribute a code (call it A) that doesn't include anyone else's code, as long as the license for A permits it. However, now I'm going to agree with you, because Debian should be able to distribute binaries as well (DFSG #2). Those binaries will have parts of Emacs inside it. So the license for the various elisp files need to be compatible with the GPL. Regards, Walter Landry [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
