[O] [OT] FSF, GPL, cedit case (was: custom IDs not exported)

[Reiner Steib]

On Thu, Nov 03 2011, Nick Dokos wrote:

> Jambunathan K <address@hidden> wrote:
[...]
>> [Context Switch]
>> An interesting read (Euphemism for *totally* OT)
>> 
>> http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2820986
>> Also google - Emacs violates GPL.
>> 
>
> Is this the cedet/semantic parser flap-a-doodle? 

Yes.

> LWN covered it some time ago.  AFAIK, it has been resolved.

Yes.  http://article.gmane.org/gmane.emacs.announce/25

Note that it is not accurate to write that "Emacs violates the GPL".
The FSF didn't violate it, but "Anyone redistributing those versions
is violating the GPL, through no fault of his own."  (see
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2011-07/msg01155.html)

Bye, Reiner.
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