[Python-mode] Re: Your python-mode patch

[Dave Love]

Sorry about the late reply.

Skip Montanaro <skip at pobox.com> writes:

> Dave,
>
> Your large patch to python-mode.el made its way to the python-mode project
> on SF:
>
>     http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=875596&group_id=86916&atid=581351
>
> As it stands, I can't really do anything with the patch.  First, it doesn't
> apply cleanly to the current source code and it's not clear what version of
> python-mode.el your patch was made against (the diff file says 1.1, and if
> true that would be an exceedingly old version - we're at 4.50 at the
> moment).

I made it against the CVS version from shortly before I sent it, as I
thought I explained.  The diff presumably contains the date I made it.
It's likely I dragged it into an RCS-controlled copy, which would
account for a 1.1.

> Second, because it requires the resulting code to be GPL, it can't
> be accepted as-is.  The primary distribution channel for python-mode.el is
> still the Python distribution.  Guido won't let the code in if it has a GPL
> license.

Perhaps you misunderstand.  I noticed the file contained bits of GPLed
code before I started.  I recall adding a note to that effect.  It may
be that I added more -- I don't remember.  I don't mind contributing
fixes under a GPL-compatible licence, but you can't re-licence GPLed
code without permission.

I'll try to figure out what the relevant code was so you can remove
it.

I don't have a lot of time to spend on this, and I've written a
completely new mode anyway.