Re: non-gnu elpa issue tracking

[Stefan Monnier]

> Am I correct to understand that if some developers decide that they do
> not want their package included in non-GNU ELPA, the only way that
> they can enforce this decision is to use a less permissive license for
> future releases?

Yes and no: the legality of distributing an ELisp package with a license
that is not compatible with GPLv3+ is dubious (because that code
likely can't run without linking to Emacs which is GPLv3+).

So it's not clear whether they could legally use a less
permissive license.


        Stefan