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Re: Emacs Installer for MS Windows


From: David Kastrup
Subject: Re: Emacs Installer for MS Windows
Date: 24 Aug 2004 23:09:33 +0200
User-agent: Gnus/5.09 (Gnus v5.9.0) Emacs/21.3.50

Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:

> The installer needs to be free software, on ethical groups.
> Also, it needs to have a GPL-compatible license in order to
> combine it with Emacs.  The license of Inno Setup qualifies.
> The CPL does not.
> 
> A side issue:
> In hacker terminology, calling something a "win" is a form of
> praise.

Actually, I am afraid that in hacker terminology, the word has gone
down the drain a bit already.  For example, it is not uncommon to
refer to computers running under Windows as "Wintendo" systems to
indicate that they are not suitable for serious use.

-- 
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum




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