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26.0.50; Provide function to non-destructively replace buffer contents

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Message #43 received at 25355 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Richard Stallman <rms <at> gnu.org>
To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
Cc: p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com, 25355 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#25355: 26.0.50;
 Provide function to non-destructively replace buffer contents
Date: Mon, 15 May 2017 21:08:58 -0400

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  > > We don't need papers for the source code of a free library that is
  > > used outside of Emacs.

  > Could you please clarify what does "used outside of Emacs" mean?

I'm making the distinction between a contribution to Emacs
and a library that is not specifically for Emacs
but which we happen to use in Emacs.

Xmenu wasn't written for Emacs.  It was released for general use
and was used by various programs.  Then we made Emacs use it too.

Thus, Xmenu was not a contribution to Emacs, not specially for Emacs.
Rather, it was a free library that was used outside of Emacs.

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