From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mp10.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:bcc0::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by ms5.migadu.com with LMTPS id iNc2Nz3q3WOGNQAAbAwnHQ (envelope-from ) for ; Sat, 04 Feb 2023 06:16:46 +0100 Received: from aspmx1.migadu.com ([2001:41d0:2:bcc0::]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)) by mp10.migadu.com with LMTPS id iBJINj3q3WP3XgEAG6o9tA (envelope-from ) for ; Sat, 04 Feb 2023 06:16:45 +0100 Received: from lists.gnu.org (lists.gnu.org [209.51.188.17]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by aspmx1.migadu.com (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6664432B35 for ; Sat, 4 Feb 2023 06:16:45 +0100 (CET) Received: from localhost ([::1] helo=lists1p.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pOAu6-0002EX-Bb; Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:15:58 -0500 Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]) by lists.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pOAu5-0002EO-DH for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:15:57 -0500 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pOAu4-0008FD-VO; Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:15:57 -0500 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gnu.org; s=fencepost-gnu-org; h=Date:References:Subject:In-Reply-To:To:From: mime-version; bh=RuRollq52m1wS04ruXQ218eguZ2LyYo4g4+RS6Z0C68=; b=hWGZK5e48PGO bpHidToiiQCn7LPHUQxf9BUiW7WGB/noy0IgjPMI6waVVIfJW4dti9OXMO92e5ySdbBm5e7Q13qno z9fwuI/a5E4bIujGQgKhrHqsET7qVc8RibUmYMnFuJBwI3Xla5RJxFlUFhPr0EQLY42ZFeuzqK8Bi u9OuttO6NUiV/3E6/al+iKVfD89SByYoTJGPRovOjVDfLedz3ANmZS24ai8WkUDs6388KbnY5TlBh o5576eWTknGgAWmLwGIjO1RVXgkX6WpPvUJztGapw/PREOq1+uY0SDrhw2MT/Z+nDAeYqZ3qtOn8o jeCC3z9K7HnsLbzWSnjjbg==; Received: from rms by fencepost.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1pOAu4-0008Hw-Kr; Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:15:56 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=Utf-8 From: Richard Stallman To: Ihor Radchenko Cc: theophilusx@gmail.com, emacs-orgmode@gnu.org In-Reply-To: <87k015e80p.fsf@localhost> (message from Ihor Radchenko on Sun, 29 Jan 2023 14:21:26 +0000) Subject: Re: Supporting non-free SQL clients in ob-sql (was: [PATCH] ob-sql: Add support for Athena) References: <874jsqbvfq.fsf@kraus.my> <87358an35i.fsf@localhost> <63c5b8db.170a0220.e466f.2573@mx.google.com> <87o7qxmr6y.fsf@kraus.my> <87fsc9iifs.fsf@localhost> <87y1pte7x1.fsf@localhost> <63cef162.170a0220.faa08.09ef@mx.google.com> <877cx9wq64.fsf@localhost> <87k015e80p.fsf@localhost> Message-Id: Date: Sat, 04 Feb 2023 00:15:56 -0500 X-BeenThere: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "General discussions about Org-mode." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: rms@gnu.org Errors-To: emacs-orgmode-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: emacs-orgmode-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org X-Migadu-Country: US X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=yhetil.org; s=key1; t=1675487805; h=from:from:sender:sender:reply-to:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date: message-id:message-id:to:to:cc:cc:content-type:content-type: in-reply-to:in-reply-to:references:references:list-id:list-help: list-unsubscribe:list-subscribe:list-post:dkim-signature; bh=RuRollq52m1wS04ruXQ218eguZ2LyYo4g4+RS6Z0C68=; b=C8oQbUxLJv/TI/bxt548XBngUPg6Yg+v9bYz96Hrldj+n2YqKL/ohi0Ul5cOE4snWRfJHv +CxiBxQ0EzV8B+n/hyiejJZ8sQ3ZRbmQJ1uUEgROzrDc5vd8rzzaUIqkxLs9/Hf93/UcNz JaVr/RU5GnQGJJtt38RIX980k2N/yn3CTDeZ8dkzn4d4oE+U791LP1N/jRsF66VGDtDLWk 7xADEYoemGt/pMr2YKc50eXGZd89kHdAdQHj8ilcRwEHGHX36Kjog7ilav0esB+zOiFbWo oMWrT7+rvy7ZsEL+2MYVqh2Wy3Z1niOgOgXy/dE/Ktj1PMQL2RjqRirJuQLwBQ== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=gnu.org header.s=fencepost-gnu-org header.b=hWGZK5e4; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gnu.org; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of "emacs-orgmode-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="emacs-orgmode-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" ARC-Seal: i=1; s=key1; d=yhetil.org; t=1675487805; a=rsa-sha256; cv=none; b=EeLCulUwshsi8zACo7OC/MMsanUz9qPsxeFOKb4E9BM+GoDTwzvvl99HKda9AuMPbP30IM 3KIbb1vOCUD1vkAkEP4Z+s2vrC3siDcnUf1V7SJd6oRsXgI9rk5RD6z8o7dsLzVWd//ZSw IZSNCqUjJnFkp3lP3igFHayFhk72My3JWfA+/Rfp2R2PLPRL0SV3N2HEdbGmVdCVSvHvAr Aj4DVKpvBoMG4v6lzN6vTBt2IC+O1ZyiTyVnNRdRbPbLxBzY//ZuQWFJD9DyWYv8kM3+7A syQQ+Jbp++OeE8YnZuSaQYS9OB01pl13sjINjJTKt8e0XqiN+gupQeX9YP4MBw== X-Migadu-Queue-Id: 6664432B35 X-Migadu-Scanner: scn0.migadu.com Authentication-Results: aspmx1.migadu.com; dkim=pass header.d=gnu.org header.s=fencepost-gnu-org header.b=hWGZK5e4; dmarc=pass (policy=none) header.from=gnu.org; spf=pass (aspmx1.migadu.com: domain of "emacs-orgmode-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" designates 209.51.188.17 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom="emacs-orgmode-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org" X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -9.67 X-Spam-Score: -9.67 X-TUID: DYoQy/ByG7BT [[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider ]]] [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]] [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]] > > I think it is a good idea to document the reasoning for these > > decision. But I think it does not necessarily have to be centralized > > in one file for all of Emacs. Another alternative, also natural, > > would be to describe these decisions with the code that implements the > > support. > Will file header be a good place? It's a reasonable candidate. > Note that there is little point adding the reasons behind supporting > non-free software if they cannot be easily found. Ideally, it should be > a standard place documented as code convention. Then, people can > consistently check the reasons (or lack of) behind each individual > non-free software support decision. That is a valid point. Sorry for the delay. -- Dr Richard Stallman (https://stallman.org) Chief GNUisance of the GNU Project (https://gnu.org) Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://fsf.org) Internet Hall-of-Famer (https://internethalloffame.org)