Re: Contradictiory directions

[Richard Stallman]

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  > >
  > >> Propietary modules can define any symbol, so the
  > >> "this_module_is_fine_with_gnus" or whatever trick is used on Emacs and
  > >> gcc modules is even less of a solution.

I worked this out with a lawyer; it has a legal basis.  Releasing a
nonfree module designed specifically to link with Emacs or GCC is a
GPL violation.  If it defines that special symbol, that give us
evidence that that the module was designed specifically to link
with on of them.

I don't recall more details than that -- the conversation was
many years ago.

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