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Re: Contribution Package Proposal: JASSPA's MicroEmacs
- From: Charles Wilson <cwilson at ece dot gatech dot edu>
- To: Jon Green <jon at jasspa dot com>
- Cc: cygwin-apps at cygwin dot com
- Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 12:14:50 -0500
- Subject: Re: Contribution Package Proposal: JASSPA's MicroEmacs
- References: <3C1F6175.C986874B@jasspa.com>
I believe the commercial restrictions are problematic. If we're going
to include an emacs, I'd prefer one that is completely free (speech)
like FSF Emacs or XEmacs.
However, with the soon-to-be-released features in setup.exe, there's no
reason why Jon can't provide a "cygwin-friendly" download site (complete
with his own setup.ini) -- folks could then explicitly add his download
site to their own list, and the new setup will present a merged view of
available packages.
That is, folks who want JASSPA's MicroEmacs could get it via setup.exe,
but it doesn't need to be distributed via the cygwin mirror system.
--Chuck
Jon Green wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to contribute JASSPA's MicroEmacs to the Cygwin
> package list, a Emacs Text Editor. This is currently being
> distributed from http://www.jasspa.com. We are in the process
> of putting together the next release and have now resolved
> most of the problems in porting to the Cygwin environment
> (site contents are not current).
>
> Because we are encumbered with a license that was inherited
> from the original uEmacs then I though I had better check
> whether our license violates your distribution mechanism. We
> are (unfortunately) not under GPL, but all of the source is
> freely available. The license we currently run with is
> attached below.
>
> So before I take this any further (i.e. put together a
> complete package) then I need some sort of approval that we
> have a potentially valid submission.
>
> Also attached is the setup.hint - as per Web instructions.
>
> Thanks
> Jon.
>
> --- setup.hint ----
>
> # Set up for JASSPA's MicroEmacs
> @microemacs
> sdesc: "JASSPA distribution of MicroEmacs text editor"
> ldesc: "Small footprint EMACS text editor, based on Danial Lawrences'
> uEmacs 3.8. Includes X-Windows and terminal support under
> Cygwin, integrated speller, undo, macro language, color
> syntax hilighting and comprehensive on-line help"
> skip:
> curr: 20020101
> category: Editors
> requires: cygwin
>
> --- License Terms ---
>
> COPYRIGHT MicroEmacs '02
>
> JASSPA Distribution - www.jasspa.com
>
> The following copyrights apply from the original source code
> of version 3.8. No explicit copyrights were found with the
> original distribution apart from the following found in the
> main source code,
>
> (C)opyright 1987 by Daniel M. Lawrence
> MicroEMACS can be copied and distributed freely for any
> non-commercial purposes. Commercial users may use
> MicroEMACS inhouse. Shareware distributors may
> redistribute MicroEMACS for media costs only. MicroEMACS
> can only be incorporated into commercial software or
> resold with the permission of the current author.
>
> The following notices apply after 1988.
>
> Copyright (C) 1988 - 2002, JASSPA MicroEmacs '00 can be
> copied and distributed freely for any non-commercial
> purposes. Commercial users may use MicroEmacs '00
> inhouse. Shareware distributors may redistribute
> MicroEmacs '00 for media costs only. MicroEmacs '99 can
> only be incorporated into commercial software or resold
> with the permission of the current author.
>
> Spelling Dictionary Copyrights
>
> The spelling dictionaries are converted from ispell
> dictionaries, each spelling dictionary has it's own copyright
> which is reproduced within the appropriate language spelling
> macro file.
>
> NO WARRANTY
>
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