[GFSD Issue] Emacs nonfree versions

We should be ok now on this issue:

• Debian Bug#635938 (emacs23: Missing sources, violates GPL, non-distributable)

• GNU Emacs Devel RMS: Letting the users off the hook

• GNU Emacs Devel RMS: Correcting legal consequences of our mistake in Emacs 23.2 and 23.3

We should wait until emacs 23.4 hits our repos to mark as fixed though IMO.

Package fixed in upstream Ubuntu "Quantal" release.

Please, please, please ensure a smooth removal of this non-free version of Emacs by providing a free(d) version (newer or older), when it leaves the repositories. It will be really frustrating if the program I am using to access a lot of my data (encrypted passwords, accounting, projects editing etc. etc.) is gone the next time I install some updates. I guess other Emacs users are also depending on it for a lot of their tasks, as you probably know it is not simply a text editor.

Thanks!

Also a possibility to use 24.2... i'll attach a helper script...
https://gitorious.org/trisquel-package-helpers/helpers/blobs/toutatis/helpers/make-emacs24
(just created this at gitorious in hope its easier to import)

Meanwhile, if you like, you could grab 24.2 downloads here: https://launchpad.net/~dns/+archive/gnu/+packages?field.name_filter=emacs&field.status_filter=published&field.series_filter=

Just changed the version to 6.0...

I tried turning DNS' patch into a MR. However, the GPG key B187F352479B857B for his PPA which he uses isn't on keyserver.ubuntu.com. I note also the repo he's used is going the gitorious way and I'm getting 500 errors on a clone. I've been able to download a flat file copy of the lastest repo state to get things from, however, the repo needs moving to d.t.i .

My work thus far is in

https://devel.trisquel.info/leny2010/package-helpers/commits/fsdg/ui3842

Now a Merge Request

https://devel.trisquel.info/trisquel/package-helpers/merge_requests/74

Merge request accepted.

Merged and built.

Automatically closed -- issue fixed for 2 weeks with no activity.