Re: Proposal - non-free software removal

[Peter S Galbraith <p.galbraith@globetrotter.net>]

Shyamal Prasad <shyamal.prasad@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>     "Peter" == Peter S Galbraith <Peter> writes:
> 
>     Peter> I just installed it.  It's a license mess that we shouldn't
>     Peter> even distribute.  It even contains third party elisp files
>     Peter> that are GPLed!
> 
> You installed it, huh? 

Yes, there's an actual package called ilisp.

>                        It has been *included in* XEmacs since God
> Knows When.

I didn't know that.

> So, are we moving XEmacs to non-free now? ;-)

XEmacs aren't immune to license fumbles.  
See /usr/share/xemacs21/packages/lisp/ilisp/COPYING for yourself.

Yes, it might mean pulling that package from XEmacs and getting the author to
change the license (which is nearly impossible for large projects that
have changed hands many times, and have accepted all sorts of patches).

You haven't addressed any of my points.

Peter