From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Marco Wahl Subject: Re: A new, "org-bullets"-like minor mode Date: Sat, 01 Feb 2020 21:32:15 +0100 Message-ID: <84d0ayf3pl.fsf@gmail.com> References: <44f74f7f-2dfc-6ff1-235a-7f777eec737a@posteo.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:46515) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1ixzRw-0003L3-8c for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 01 Feb 2020 15:33:05 -0500 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ixzRv-0000WD-2C for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 01 Feb 2020 15:33:04 -0500 Received: from mail-wr1-x434.google.com ([2a00:1450:4864:20::434]:32980) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:16) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1ixzRu-0000Sm-S8 for emacs-orgmode@gnu.org; Sat, 01 Feb 2020 15:33:03 -0500 Received: by mail-wr1-x434.google.com with SMTP id b6so12882079wrq.0 for ; Sat, 01 Feb 2020 12:33:01 -0800 (PST) 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-mx.org@gnu.org Sender: "Emacs-orgmode" To: D Cc: emacs-orgmode@gnu.org D writes: > However, since the mode still contains code snippets from org-bullets, I > have tried to contact the original author (sabof) of the package in the > hopes of getting an official approval before making the thing public. > The problem with /that/ however is that the author has been inactive for > several years now, with the package being maintained by Jonas Bernoulli, > who I did not yet contact. AFAICS org-bullets is released under GPL3. Doesn't this mean that you can use org-bullets as a base for further development if you leave the license intact and also keep the original authors next to your name? Best regards, -- Marco