At 09:28 26-04-98 -0400, Avery Pennarun wrote: >On Sun, Apr 26, 1998 at 09:06:56AM -0400, Alex Yukhimets wrote: > >> Linking with Motif of GPL'd software only allowed on operating systems >> which get shipped with Motif as an essential part of it (like Solaris). >> Which means that linking with Motif on Linux is not allowed. (I asked RMS >> directly about that and received the above response). > >Note that the GPL only restricts copying and redistribution. Once you have >a legal copy of the source, you can do whatever you want with it "in the >privacy of your own home." > >So you can make yourself an emacs-motif, if you own Motif, but Debian >couldn't distribute it. IANAL. >
Does the FSF distribute a binary version of emacs for suns, linked against Motif? Shaya -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]