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bug#25443: Unnecessary building of dictionary files
From: |
Phillip Lord |
Subject: |
bug#25443: Unnecessary building of dictionary files |
Date: |
Thu, 19 Jan 2017 12:04:00 +0000 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/25.1.91 (gnu/linux) |
Richard Stallman <rms@gnu.org> writes:
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> > AFAICT, we cannot update CTLau.html from a downstream source any
> > longer. And either way, it has not been updated since 2001, except for a
> > change to formatted in the licence comments.
>
> If this is because no one has wanted to change it, then it is neither
> here nor there.
It cannot be updated from the original source, because that source has
gone.
> > I agree with this position, but I see no moral or ethical issue in
> > changing our minds about what the real source code is. I have raised a
> > technical question; I think it only needs a technical answer.
>
> I agree with that formulation of the issue.
>
> If we have changes to make, would we rather make them on CTLau.html,
> or on the processed Elisp-format file?
>
> Has anyone talked with Handa-san?
> When did we last hear from him?
Answering in order: I think either would work, no, and I don't know.
I will contact him now.
Phil
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