[Python-mode] python.el

[Georg Brandl]

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Am 04.02.2011 09:16, schrieb Andreas Röhler:
> Am 03.02.2011 21:23, schrieb Georg Brandl:
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>> - From reading emacs-devel, it seems that the python.el has made
>> changes to the mode and explicitly taken them out of the copyright
>> assignment for the FSF, so Emacs upstream can't include them.
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>> So now we are at three different python modes for Emacs... :|
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>> Georg
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> Hi Georg,
> 
> thanks pointing to it.
> 
> However, let me clarify: Emacs _can_ include, as long it is GPL and it is.

Emacs can include what its maintainers think it can include.  And they don't
include anything that's not covered by a copyright assignment.  I don't think
they will change this at any time.

> And so we can.

Of course we can take stuff out of python.el.

> It's just to give up the insane copyright-policy, where I see no 
> legitime reason for, which denigrates the GPL as such.

Which policy are you referring to?  If you're referring to Emacs', you'll
have to argue this with RMS.  Good luck :)

Georg
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