[Bug 710247] New: emacs GPL violoation - please provide new tar balls
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710247 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710247#c0 Summary: emacs GPL violoation - please provide new tar balls Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.4 Version: Factory Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: Basesystem AssignedTo: werner@novell.com ReportedBy: aj@novell.com QAContact: qa@suse.de CC: cfarrell@novell.com Found By: Product Management Blocker: --- Please update emacs 23.2 and 23.3 packages for all distributions with the new tarballs from: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/emacs-23.2a.tar.bz2 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/emacs-23.2a.tar.gz ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/emacs-23.3a.tar.bz2 ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/emacs/emacs-23.3a.tar.gz Details available via this article: http://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/453970/713c699c20d7d833/ -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710247 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710247#c1 Swamp Workflow Management <swamp@suse.de> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status Whiteboard| |maint:running:42515:low --- Comment #1 from Swamp Workflow Management <swamp@suse.de> 2011-08-04 17:51:37 UTC --- The SWAMPID for this issue is 42515. This issue was rated as low. Please submit fixed packages until 2011-09-01. Also create a patchinfo file using this link: https://swamp.suse.de/webswamp/wf/42515 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710247 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710247#c2 Dr. Werner Fink <werner@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO InfoProvider| |aj@novell.com --- Comment #2 from Dr. Werner Fink <werner@novell.com> 2011-08-05 15:52:59 UTC --- I'm aware of http://lwn.net/SubscriberLink/453970/713c699c20d7d833/ nevertheless *why* should we react on this? This is not an mistake of us but a mistake of the FSF. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710247 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710247#c3 Andreas Jaeger <aj@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW InfoProvider|aj@novell.com | --- Comment #3 from Andreas Jaeger <aj@novell.com> 2011-08-05 20:59:27 UTC --- Ciaran, could you advise? My understanding is this should be fixed. At least, do not release new updates with the broken code, e.g. update Factory please! -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710247 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710247#c4 Ciaran Farrell <cfarrell@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |NEEDINFO InfoProvider| |aj@novell.com --- Comment #4 from Ciaran Farrell <cfarrell@novell.com> 2011-08-09 10:53:34 UTC --- I don't see the "legal" need to update the older packages, for two reasons: (1). we could still comply to a written request to provide source code (2). http://lwn.net/Articles/453989/ The whole "non compliance" in this case is a technicality and the actual copyright holder has expressed no interest in actually pursuing downstream distributors, so I think that it is not necessary to invest effort in updates. We should of course comply with FSF requests with respect to later versions of the package. Does this answer your question? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710247 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710247#c5 Andreas Jaeger <aj@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEEDINFO |NEW InfoProvider|aj@novell.com | --- Comment #5 from Andreas Jaeger <aj@novell.com> 2011-08-09 10:59:39 UTC --- OK, then let's just do Factory, please. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710247 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710247#c6 --- Comment #6 from Dr. Werner Fink <werner@novell.com> 2011-08-09 16:33:22 UTC --- error: Installed (but unpackaged) file(s) found: /usr/share/emacs/23.3/etc/grammars/README /usr/share/emacs/23.3/etc/grammars/bovine-grammar.el /usr/share/emacs/23.3/etc/grammars/c.by /usr/share/emacs/23.3/etc/grammars/fixes.patch /usr/share/emacs/23.3/etc/grammars/java-tags.wy /usr/share/emacs/23.3/etc/grammars/js.wy /usr/share/emacs/23.3/etc/grammars/make.by /usr/share/emacs/23.3/etc/grammars/python.wy /usr/share/emacs/23.3/etc/grammars/scheme.by /usr/share/emacs/23.3/etc/grammars/wisent-grammar.el .. isn't very nice -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710247 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710247#c7 Dr. Werner Fink <werner@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |FIXED --- Comment #7 from Dr. Werner Fink <werner@novell.com> 2011-08-11 09:39:30 UTC --- fixed -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710247 https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710247#c Swamp Workflow Management <swamp@suse.de> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status Whiteboard|maint:running:42515:low |. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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