On Sat, Aug 21, 2004 at 01:29:51PM -0400, Brian Thomas Sniffen wrote: > Richard Braakman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 02:09:52PM -0400, Brian Thomas Sniffen wrote: > >> * I can't fork the code, even distributing as patches. There's no way > >> for me to make XEmacs, which is FSF Emacs + code by people who won't > >> transfer copyright to the FSF. > > > > This part I find particularly interesting, because I see the freedom > > to fork as fundamental. I don't understand your reasoning, though. > > Can you explain what would go wrong if I tried to create an XOcaml? > > INRIA downloads it and incorporates the neat features into the > proprietary version, which they sell to others.
How does that stop you from forking the code? Are we using different meanings of "fork", perhaps? If I fork a project, I don't mind if the original maintainers then give up their branch and use mine. In fact, it validates my decision. Richard Braakman
