From: Ian Dunn <dunni@gnu.org>
To: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org
Cc: Ilya Shlyakhter <ilya_shl@alum.mit.edu>, Peter Davis <pfd@pfdstudio.com>
Subject: Re: BeOrg
Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2018 21:06:00 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87mv1vitmf.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1514931452.4092041.1222235240.37A13EBE@webmail.messagingengine.com> (Peter Davis's message of "Tue, 02 Jan 2018 17:17:32 -0500")
>>>>> "Peter" == Peter Davis <pfd@pfdstudio.com> writes:
Peter> If we refuse to provide useful information just because it
Peter> violates some purist idea of what is or is not acceptably
Peter> unencumbered, then we’re just denying users potential helpful
Peter> capabilities that may make the difference between using
Peter> org-mode or abandoning it completely in favor of some
Peter> commercial, cross-platform solution.
Nicolas mentioned that as a GNU package, we're not allowed to mention
proprietary software[1]. My understanding is that the reasoning behind
this is that we don't want to appear to endorse proprietary software.
The GNU project finds proprietary software unethical, so they will not
see it as providing useful information, but endorsing an unethical
solution.
Peter, I understand your reasoning; the LGPL was designed specifically
for this purpose, i.e. allowing a non-free solution built upon a free
one. However, I don't believe we should encourage use of such solutions
without evidence that people are turned away from Org mode because of a
mobile solution they don't like.
[1] https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/html_node/References.html#References
--
Ian Dunn
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2018-01-03 2:07 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-01-02 17:32 BeOrg Ilya Shlyakhter
2018-01-02 17:39 ` BeOrg Eric S Fraga
2018-01-02 17:52 ` BeOrg ilya shlyakhter
2018-01-02 19:20 ` BeOrg Nicolas Goaziou
2018-01-02 19:48 ` BeOrg Ilya Shlyakhter
2018-01-02 20:43 ` BeOrg Nicolas Goaziou
2018-01-02 22:17 ` BeOrg Peter Davis
2018-01-03 0:30 ` BeOrg Thomas S. Dye
2018-01-03 2:06 ` Ian Dunn [this message]
2018-01-03 2:43 ` BeOrg Ilya Shlyakhter
2018-01-03 5:00 ` BeOrg Scott Randby
2018-01-03 20:00 ` BeOrg Adonay Felipe Nogueira
2018-01-03 8:26 ` BeOrg Tim Cross
2018-01-03 19:58 ` BeOrg Adonay Felipe Nogueira
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2018-01-05 2:08 BeOrg edgar
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