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From: Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE
Subject: Re: Pterodactyl Gnus v0.85 is released
Date: 13 Jun 1999 01:38:28 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <vaf7lp956rv.fsf@petty.cs.uni-dortmund.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: amu@MIT.EDU's message of "12 Jun 1999 17:40:54 -0400"

amu@MIT.EDU (Aaron M. Ucko) writes:

  > Given the configurability of Gnus, I think the utility of defaulting
  > to a commonly installed program (xv) far outweighs any aesthetic value
  > you might gain by defaulting to a free alternative,

I'm sure that RMS thinks otherwise about it, and I doubt that he
allows Gnus to be included in Emacs if some part of it defaults to
using non-free software.  Just my two cents.

kai
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  reply	other threads:[~1999-06-12 23:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
1999-06-12  0:21 Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1999-06-12  0:54 ` Hrvoje Niksic
1999-06-12  4:04 ` François Pinard
1999-06-12 21:40 ` Aaron M. Ucko
1999-06-12 23:38   ` Kai.Grossjohann [this message]
1999-06-12 23:57     ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1999-06-13  0:13       ` Hrvoje Niksic
1999-06-13  1:21         ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
1999-06-13  4:42           ` Aaron M. Ucko
1999-06-13 16:25             ` Russ Allbery
1999-06-13 23:12               ` Stainless Steel Rat
1999-06-16 12:20         ` Robert Bihlmeyer

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