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Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2018 13:23:44 +0000
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To: Gemini Lasswell <gazally@runbox.com>
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Dear Nicolas

>>>>> Nicolas Goaziou <mail@nicolasgoaziou.fr> writes:

    > Hello, Colin Baxter <m43cap@yandex.com> writes:

    >> Hi,
    >>>>>>> Gemini Lasswell <gazally@runbox.com> writes:
    >>=20
    >> > In the "Requirements" section of ob-gnuplot.el's header
    >> comment, > the link given for gnuplot-mode no longer works.  The
    >> same broken > link is also present in org-manual.org.
    >>=20
    >> > Since gnuplot-mode is available on MELPA, I think the most
    >> helpful > advice for people trying to set up org-babel-gnuplot
    >> would be to > install it from there.
    >>=20
    >> > Emacs : GNU Emacs 26.1.50 (build 1, x86_64-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ >
    >> Version 3.22.30) of 2018-10-11 Package: Org mode version 9.1.9 >
    >> (release_9.1.9-65-g5e4542 @ >
    >> /nix/store/x7b40y4pxp69h343akhaj4fb9fspacdq-emacs-26.1.50/share/emac=
s/26.1.50/lisp/org/)
    >>=20
    >> I recommend the gnuplot-mode from git:
    >> http://github.com/bruceravel/gnuplot-mode/. I found the MELPA
    >> version unsatisfactory in that it seemed to have missing
    >> functionality.

    > This is complicated. The FSF frowns upon referencing Github in a
    > GNU manual, or even MELPA. More precisely, no feature in Emacs
    > proper =E2=80=94 Org ships with it =E2=80=94 should necessitate to di=
rect user
    > towards a non-free platform. No feature should require a library
    > that should be included in Emacs either. See, for example
    > bug#32722 or "Dependencies of Org" in Emacs-devel ML.

I understand the FSF's position from reading about their issue with
html-ize. It's not my position - but that's a different matter.

    > At this point, I think the only way to stay in Emacs is to move
    > ob-gnuplot (and other similar libraries that require non-Emacs
    > libraries) in GNU ELPA or some such.

    > I'm Cc'ing Bastien for his opinion about it.

    > Regards,

    > -- Nicolas Goaziou


Best of luck.


Colin Baxter
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