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Re: Require "this program is free software .... " notice to be preserved
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Jean Louis |
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Re: Require "this program is free software .... " notice to be preserved on the splash screen |
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Sat, 13 Feb 2021 13:48:05 +0300 |
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Mutt/2.0 (3d08634) (2020-11-07) |
* James Lu <jamtlu@gmail.com> [2021-02-13 08:13]:
> Some distributions of Emacs, such as Spacemacs, replace Emacs' splash
> screen with one that heeds no mention to free software. (Spacemacs includes
> a logo of Spacemacs, a bunch of menu items, and a changelog.)
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> In order to avoid another fiasco of the sort of the GNU/Linux controversy,
> where a variant of GNU software was called something else and disassociated
> from free software, I propose we exercise section 7.4 of GPLv3 to require
> "require preservation of specified reasonable legal notices or author
> attributions in that material or in the Appropriate Legal Notices displayed
> by works containing it"
That is right. Is the bug reported to Spacemacs? What is the reaction?