NonGNU ELPA rules regarding nonfree software

[Yuchen Pei]

Hello,

I notice that org-mac-link.el in org-contrib[1] interacts with 
many nonfree programs.  There is also a bullet point in the NonGNU 
ELPA readme[2], saying:

> The package must deliver its full functionality and convenience 
> on a
> completely free platform based on the GNU operating system (in
> practice, GNU/Linux), working exclusively with other free 
> software.
> Otherwise, it would act as an inducement to install nonfree 
> systems
> or other nonfree software, and that would work against our 
> cause.
>
> However, as an exception it is ok for a package to provide, on 
> some
> non-GNU operating systems, features that the rest of Emacs (plus 
> GNU
> ELPA and NonGNU ELPA) already supports on GNU.
>
> This is a moral issue.  See https://www.gnu.org/prep/standards/,
> node System Portability.  The reason for this rule is that at no
> time, in no way, should a NonGNU ELPA package put users who 
> defend
> their freedom at a disadvantage compared with those who 
> surrender
> their freedom.

[1] 
https://git.sr.ht/~bzg/org-contrib/tree/master/item/lisp/org-mac-link.el
[2] 
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs/nongnu.git/plain/README.org

If wonder if there is a contradiction here.

--
Best,
Yuchen

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