> Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2021 13:48:05 +0300 > From: Jean Louis <[email protected]> > Cc: Richard Stallman <[email protected]>, [email protected] > > * James Lu <[email protected]> [2021-02-13 08:13]: > > Some distributions of Emacs, such as Spacemacs, replace Emacs' splash > > screen with one that heeds no mention to free software. (Spacemacs includes > > a logo of Spacemacs, a bunch of menu items, and a changelog.) > > > > In order to avoid another fiasco of the sort of the GNU/Linux controversy, > > where a variant of GNU software was called something else and disassociated > > from free software, I propose we exercise section 7.4 of GPLv3 to require > > "require preservation of specified reasonable legal notices or author > > attributions in that material or in the Appropriate Legal Notices displayed > > by works containing it" > > That is right. Is the bug reported to Spacemacs? What is the reaction?
PLEASE take this discussion to emacs-tangents. I've redirected the response there.
