bug#18205: Obsolete patterns in auto-mode-alist

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz@gnu.org>,  Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>,  
> 18205@debbugs.gnu.org
> Date: Thu, 07 Aug 2014 08:23:58 -0400
> 
> > In that case, perhaps it would be better to refer to DJGPP everywhere, so
> > then we'd be referring to free software instead of non-free?
> 
> DJGPP or FreeDOS is fine by me (or even just DOS).

DJGPP is not a name of an OS, it's a development environment.  So it
cannot simply replace MS-DOS.

> I think Eli would know better which is more technically appropriate,
> but I think we should prefer references to Free Software products
> over references to proprietary products (even if long dead).

I think we already invested too much energy in discussing a non-issue.