From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marcin Borkowski Subject: Re: Org-mode exporters licensing Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:59:50 +0200 Message-ID: <87a8ui2cxl.fsf@mbork.pl> References: <87io962fdz.fsf@mbork.pl> <87a8uigff8.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:37172) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZJeGQ-0002Ru-Md for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 05:00:08 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZJeGM-0000kT-KW for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 05:00:02 -0400 Received: from mail.mojserwer.eu ([2a01:5e00:2:52::8]:37008) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ZJeGM-0000jc-D7 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 04:59:58 -0400 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.mojserwer.eu (Postfix) with ESMTP id E45AD8F2002 for ; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:59:56 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mail.mojserwer.eu ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.mojserwer.eu [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id jzLG9gSBnjpg for ; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:59:54 +0200 (CEST) Received: from localhost (unknown [109.232.24.146]) by mail.mojserwer.eu (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 0EC816F2003 for ; Mon, 27 Jul 2015 10:59:54 +0200 (CEST) In-reply-to: <87a8uigff8.fsf@ucl.ac.uk> List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+geo-emacs-orgmode=m.gmane.org@gnu.org To: Org-Mode mailing list On 2015-07-27, at 10:42, Eric S Fraga wrote: > On Monday, 27 Jul 2015 at 10:06, Marcin Borkowski wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> I'm preparing a tutorial on writing Org-mode exporters. To this end, >> I'm writing a (simplistic) Oddmuse/WikiCreole exporter. Rather >> obviously, I'm modeling it on existing exporters (mainly ox-latex), >> which seem to share a lot of structure (function names and docstrings in >> particular). I'd like to put my code in public domain. However, >> I reuse parts of GPL'd code (as I mentioned, quite generic ones, but >> still). Is it fine, or should I expect a visit from EFF lawyers or >> something? > > If you reuse GPL code, you have to distribute your code under GPL as > well basically. From the COPYING file in the org distribution: See how stupid this whole copyright law swamp is? What if I reuse just the basic structure of sentences in the docstrings, like in "Subject + verb + preposition + object"? Do I have to use GPL then, too? ;-) And what if I reuse the naming convention of the functions, but to make life easier, I'll just copy large fragments of code and do a query-replace on them? (This is serious.) > For example, if you distribute copies of such a program, whether > gratis or for a fee, you must pass on to the recipients the same > freedoms that you received. You must make sure that they, too, > receive or can get the source code. And you must show them these > terms so they know their rights. > > Developers that use the GNU GPL protect your rights with two steps: > (1) assert copyright on the software, and (2) offer you this License > giving you legal permission to copy, distribute and/or modify it. I know that. My question is more like "what does it mean to `reuse' code/text". > Oh, and it's FSF lawyers you should worry about, not EFF! Two different > organisations albeit with some overlap in goals. My bad, of course I meant FSF. > HTH, > eric -- Marcin Borkowski http://octd.wmi.amu.edu.pl/en/Marcin_Borkowski Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science Adam Mickiewicz University