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Re: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs
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Eric Schulte |
Subject: |
Re: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs |
Date: |
Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:32:13 -0700 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
Hi Ted,
Thanks for the thorough reply, this clears everything up.
Best -- Eric
Ted Zlatanov <address@hidden> writes:
> On Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:29:12 -0700 "Eric Schulte"
> <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> ES> Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <address@hidden> writes:
>>>
>>> But since the FSF-copyright assignment regime would still apply to
>>> ELPA, we'd wouldn't be able to accept big packages like auctex anyway?
>
> ES> If this is true and ELPA has the same strict copyright restrictions as
> ES> the Emacs core, then IMO we're losing a significant portion of the
> ES> benefit of ELPA.
>
> It's *not* ELPA, it's elpa.gnu.org. Tom Tromey runs ELPA. I make the
> distinction again because it matters:
>
> ES> There are many packages which will never secure sufficient copyright
> ES> permissions to be included into Emacs. Such packages were previously
> ES> available through ELPA. Where can these packages live now?
>
> Tom Tromey's ELPA (http://tromey.com/elpa/) will not go away. You can
> also host your own ELPA-style package repository. All you need is a web
> site with a package directory.
>
> The only thing that makes elpa.gnu.org special is that some of the
> package repositories it hosts will be enabled by default with Emacs 24.
> But this requires that elpa.gnu.org only host assigned packages, unlike
> Tom Tromey's ELPA.
>
> ES> Would it make sense to setup a second ELPA repository for non-FSF
> ES> software?
>
> Yes and I suggested it to the Emacs maintainers a while ago, but Tom
> Tromey's ELPA may be sufficient (and also see ELL at
> http://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/user/sje30/emacs/ell.html and
> http://www.emacswiki.org/ElispArea). I think we should concentrate on
> getting elpa.gnu.org operational first and then cast a wider net.
>
> Ted
- Re: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs, (continued)
- Re: AUCTeX inclusion [Re: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs], Richard Stallman, 2010/11/19
- Re: AUCTeX inclusion [Re: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs], Dan Nicolaescu, 2010/11/20
- Re: AUCTeX inclusion [Re: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs], David Kastrup, 2010/11/20
- Re: AUCTeX inclusion [Re: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs], Ted Zlatanov, 2010/11/22
- Re: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs, Eric Schulte, 2010/11/16
- Re: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs, Ted Zlatanov, 2010/11/16
- Re: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs,
Eric Schulte <=
- Re: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs, Richard Stallman, 2010/11/17
- RE: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs, Drew Adams, 2010/11/17
- Re: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs, Ted Zlatanov, 2010/11/17
- Re: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs, Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen, 2010/11/17
- Re: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs, Richard Stallman, 2010/11/19
- Re: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs, Jambunathan K, 2010/11/17
- Re: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs, Jambunathan K, 2010/11/17
- Re: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs, Ted Zlatanov, 2010/11/18
- Re: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs, Byung-Hee HWANG, 2010/11/20
- RE: elpa.gnu.org repository sync with Emacs, Drew Adams, 2010/11/20