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Re: XOAUTH2 (GMail) auth source integration package now on github
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Cesar Crusius |
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Re: XOAUTH2 (GMail) auth source integration package now on github |
Date: |
Fri, 17 Aug 2018 08:04:44 -0700 |
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Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/26.1 (gnu/linux) |
Richard Stallman <address@hidden> writes:
> [[[ To any NSA and FBI agents reading my email: please consider ]]]
> [[[ whether defending the US Constitution against all enemies, ]]]
> [[[ foreign or domestic, requires you to follow Snowden's example. ]]]
>
> > The manual procedure for making the package work is not simple,
> > requiring one to navigate Google's "development console" in order
> > to create keys and such.
>
> I have to guess at what that means, but I suspect this is an
> unacceptable problem. I think the dependence on Google needs to be
> eliminated entirely before we can have this in GNU. Most Google
> services require the user to run nonfree software -- does this? For
> moral reasons we can't recommend that people run that.
>
> Also, the conditions for a Google account are unacceptable. For
> moral reasons we can't recommend that people make those accounts.
Yes -- for a variety of reasons, I don't think this is a good candidate for
inclusion in ELPA or Emacs itself, but should stay as a standalone package
(added to MELPA whenever I have the time or somebody else does it).
Strictly speaking, there is no dependency on Google at all in the package: it
should work with any "XOAUTH2-compliant server." In practice, however, Gmail is
the only reason people need support for XOAUTH2 authentication mechanisms, so
it's a moot point.
Best,
--
Cesar Crusius
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