GPLv3|L8R -- Status report - ready for inspection?
6 years, 3 months
Mats Lidell
Mats Lidell
Hi,
Here comes yet another status report from the project of converting to
GPLv3 or later.
There are two lists of files below. The first list contains all files
that are in an undecided state. Please inspect: Do we need to do anything
with them. If so what?
The second list contains all files that we can leave untouched and the
reason for that. Please inspect: Are all reasons OK and correct?
Are we getting close to the were an inspection of the xemacs-gplv3
repository could be performed? With the intent that it that is OK we
could merge back to trunk and go GPLv3 or later?
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"CHANGES-beta"
"ChangeLog"
"PROBLEMS"
"README"
"README.GPLv3"
"etc/ChangeLog"
"etc/Emacs.ad"
"etc/InstallGuide"
"etc/NEWS"
"etc/ONEWS"
"etc/OONEWS"
"etc/README"
"etc/editclient.sh"
"etc/emacskeys.sco"
"etc/emacsstrs.sco"
"etc/gtkrc"
"etc/package-index.LATEST.gpg"
"etc/sample.Xresources"
"etc/xemacs.1"
"lib-src/ChangeLog"
"lib-src/README"
"lisp/ChangeLog"
"lisp/README"
"lisp/mule/mule-locale.txt"
"man/ChangeLog"
"man/README"
"modules/ChangeLog"
"modules/base64/Makefile"
"modules/common/configure-post.ac"
"modules/common/configure-pre.ac"
"modules/zlib/Makefile"
"nt/ChangeLog"
"nt/Emacs.ad.h"
"nt/Installation.el"
"nt/README"
"nt/Win32.cf"
"nt/lisp.ico"
"nt/site.def"
"nt/xemacs.dsp"
"nt/xemacs.dsw"
"src/ChangeLog"
"src/README"
"src/README.kkcc"
"src/m/README"
"src/s/README"
"src/s/freebsd.h"
"src/s/irix6-0.h"
"src/s/netbsd.h"
"src/s/sol2.h"
"tests/ChangeLog"
"tests/Dnd/README"
"tests/automated/README"
"version.sh.in"
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These files below are the files that we might be able to leave as
they are. The reason for why they need not to be changed is listed
after each file: (Some reasons are taken verbatim from private
communication or the "GPL version 3 source survey")
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"INSTALL" -> old FSF Documentation license
"config.guess" -> Part of config which is still GPLv2 or later. See "http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/config"
"config.sub" -> Part of config which is still GPLv2 or later. See "http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/config"
"etc/ETAGS.ChangeLog" -> BSD and GPL v2 or later
"etc/VEGETABLES" -> Not copyrightable.
"etc/XKeysymDB" -> MIT
"etc/ctags.1" -> Part of the etags distribution, which is not part of XEmacs.
"etc/custom/example-themes/ex-custom-file" -> Generated(!?) or GPL V2 or later?
"etc/etags.1" -> Part of the etags distribution, which is not part of XEmacs.
"etc/gnuattach.1" -> simple man link to gnuserv.1
"etc/gnuclient.1" -> simple man link to gnuserv.1
"etc/gnudoit.1" -> simple man link to gnuserv.1
"etc/refcard.ps.gz" -> Generated from refcard..tex
"etc/sample.Xdefaults" -> It is deprecated, so it can be removed but is only a three line reference to .Xresources
"etc/xemacs-X.ico" -> GPLv2 or later but there is not meta data for the file where this can be documented.
"info/dir" -> Generated(?)
"install-sh" -> MIT-style "no advertising" license
"lib-src/b2m.c" -> This is the version from GNU Emacs, so should be OK.
"lib-src/config.values.in" -> Generated.
"lib-src/emacs.csh" -> I don't think this even works with XEmacs ("emacsclient"), so I believe we can just delete it.
"lib-src/insert-data-in-exec.c" -> Compatible license.
"lib-src/mmencode.c" -> Compatible license.
"lisp/dump-paths.el" -> Empty file. Not copyrightable.
"lisp/term/bobcat.el" -> Emacs version has no explicit license declaration
"lisp/term/vt102.el" -> Emacs version has no explicit license declaration
"lisp/term/vt125.el" -> Emacs version has no explicit license declaration
"lisp/term/vt200.el" -> Emacs version has no explicit license declaration
"lisp/term/vt201.el" -> Emacs version has no explicit license declaration
"lisp/term/vt220.el" -> Emacs version has no explicit license declaration
"lisp/term/vt240.el" -> Emacs version has no explicit license declaration
"lisp/term/vt300.el" -> Emacs version has no explicit license declaration
"lisp/term/vt320.el" -> Emacs version has no explicit license declaration
"lisp/term/vt400.el" -> Emacs version has no explicit license declaration
"lisp/term/vt420.el" -> Emacs version has no explicit license declaration
"lock/.precious" -> Not copyrightable.
"modules/canna/install-sh" -> MIT
"modules/ldap/install-sh" -> MIT
"modules/postgresql/install-sh" -> MIT
"modules/sample/external/install-sh" -> MIT
"modules/sample/internal/install-sh" -> MIT
"move-if-change" -> Identical to GPLv3 or later Emacs version
"nt/Xmd.patch" -> GPLv2 or later but only a few lines
"nt/file.ico" -> MIT
"nt/minitar.c" -> Public domain
"nt/paths.h" -> Generated
"nt/xemacs.ico" -> GPLv2 or later but there is not meta data for the file where this can be documented.
"src/alloca.c" -> Public domain.
"src/depend" -> Generated
"src/emacs-marshals.c" -> Generated.
"src/emacs-widget-accessors.c" -> Generated.
"src/intl-auto-encap-win32.c" -> Generated.
"src/intl-auto-encap-win32.h" -> Generated.
"src/libsst.c" -> Compatible license.
"src/libsst.h" -> Compatible license.
"src/libst.h" -> Compatible copyright.
"src/linuxplay.c" -> Compatible license. (MIT-like)
"src/miscplay.c" -> Compatible license. (MIT-like)
"src/miscplay.h" -> Compatible license. (MIT-like)
"src/nas.c" -> Compatible license. (MIT-like)
"src/paths.h.in" -> Generated.
"src/s/openbsd.h" -> Too short. (< 10 lines)
"src/s/usg5-4-2.h" -> Too short. (< 10 lines)
"src/sunplay.c" -> Compatible copyright.
"tests/gtk/UNIMPLEMENTED" -> Does notes need a license?
"tests/tooltalk/beeps.el" -> Too short. (< 10 lines)
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Yours
--
%% Mats
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6 years, 6 months
Aidan Kehoe
Aidan Kehoe
Hello folks --
I’ve put up a Mailman3 installation with the old lists and all the archives
I have. I’d appreciate if you’d sign up for the lists you’re interested in
and confirm that works before we announce anything, this is not mature,
widely-used software with all its bugs shaken out.
Also, if you have extra archives hanging about, I’d welcome them. Anything
from before about 2004 is complete (too complete, there’s lots of friendly
people telling us that the LORD will be of help to us or that they have
many many things to sell in Chinese), thanks to the Internet Archive, but
with the newer mailman installation after the middle of the decade the
wayback machine didn’t save the .gz’d mbox files.
Best,
Aidan
--
‘As I sat looking up at the Guinness ad, I could never figure out /
How your man stayed up on the surfboard after forty pints of stout’
(C. Moore)
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