Re: Release plans

[Johannes Weiner]

Hi,

Alan Mackenzie <address@hidden> writes:
> What don't you understand about this:
>
> ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
> ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
> ;;
> ;;  microsoft8.dll
> ;;
> ;;  Copyright (C) Microsoft, 2013.
> ;;
> ;;  This binary library extends Emacs, giving it transparent access to all
> ;;  directories and files in the .NYET environment, together with convenient
> ;;  access from Emacs to your Email, calendar, etc.
> ;;
> ;;  To protect the security of your .NYET system, this library also guards
> ;;  against malware by only allowing digitally signed LISP or binary libraries
> ;;  to be compiled or loaded.  All libraries you may need to run Emacs have
> ;;  been duly signed.
> ;;
> ;;  microsoft8.dll MUST be loaded before any other Emacs extensions.  The
> ;;  system administrator is recommended to load this library at the top of his
> ;;  site's site-start.el file.
> ;;
> ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
> ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
>
> ?  Nobody is forced to load this library.  But I hope you can see now
> that it would be a big problem nonetheless.

register_gpl3_module ();

Now, how long do you think does it take to have the restrictions patched
out?

If this mechanism works out, we can stop argueing about personal views.
It will lead to nothing.

        Hannes