Hi, I would like to contribute JASSPA's MicroEmacs to the Cygwin package list, a Emacs Text Editor. This is currently being distributed from http://www.jasspa.com. We are in the process of putting together the next release and have now resolved most of the problems in porting to the Cygwin environment (site contents are not current).
Because we are encumbered with a license that was inherited from the original uEmacs then I though I had better check whether our license violates your distribution mechanism. We are (unfortunately) not under GPL, but all of the source is freely available. The license we currently run with is attached below. So before I take this any further (i.e. put together a complete package) then I need some sort of approval that we have a potentially valid submission. Also attached is the setup.hint - as per Web instructions. Thanks Jon. --- setup.hint ---- # Set up for JASSPA's MicroEmacs @microemacs sdesc: "JASSPA distribution of MicroEmacs text editor" ldesc: "Small footprint EMACS text editor, based on Danial Lawrences' uEmacs 3.8. Includes X-Windows and terminal support under Cygwin, integrated speller, undo, macro language, color syntax hilighting and comprehensive on-line help" skip: curr: 20020101 category: Editors requires: cygwin --- License Terms --- COPYRIGHT MicroEmacs '02 JASSPA Distribution - www.jasspa.com The following copyrights apply from the original source code of version 3.8. No explicit copyrights were found with the original distribution apart from the following found in the main source code, (C)opyright 1987 by Daniel M. Lawrence MicroEMACS can be copied and distributed freely for any non-commercial purposes. Commercial users may use MicroEMACS inhouse. Shareware distributors may redistribute MicroEMACS for media costs only. MicroEMACS can only be incorporated into commercial software or resold with the permission of the current author. The following notices apply after 1988. Copyright (C) 1988 - 2002, JASSPA MicroEmacs '00 can be copied and distributed freely for any non-commercial purposes. Commercial users may use MicroEmacs '00 inhouse. Shareware distributors may redistribute MicroEmacs '00 for media costs only. MicroEmacs '99 can only be incorporated into commercial software or resold with the permission of the current author. Spelling Dictionary Copyrights The spelling dictionaries are converted from ispell dictionaries, each spelling dictionary has it's own copyright which is reproduced within the appropriate language spelling macro file. NO WARRANTY THIS PROGRAM IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR THE PROGRAM, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW. EXCEPT WHEN OTHERWISE STATED IN WRITING THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE THE PROGRAM "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. THE ENTIRE RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU ASSUME THE COST OF ALL NECESSARY SERVICING, REPAIR OR CORRECTION. IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR AGREED TO IN WRITING WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE THE PROGRAM AS PERMITTED ABOVE, BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THE PROGRAM (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF THE PROGRAM TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. THIS NOTICE MUST BE CARRIED IN ALL COPIES OF THE DISTRIBUTION