GNU bug report logs - #46236
26.1; explicit the info files installation

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: marmot-te <marmot-te <at> riseup.net>

Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2021 14:11:02 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Tags: fixed

Found in version 26.1

Fixed in version 28.1

Done: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Stefan Kangas <stefan <at> marxist.se>
To: Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org>
Cc: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>, marmot-te <at> riseup.net, 46236 <at> debbugs.gnu.org, rms <at> gnu.org
Subject: bug#46236: 26.1; explicit the info files installation
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2021 09:13:06 -0500

Gregory Heytings <gregory <at> heytings.org> writes:

>> But I think the Debian maintainers might be upset, and it would be easy
>> for them to then disable this functionality.
>
> Why would they be?  They already distribute these files in a separate
> package, so AFAICS they have no reason to prevent their users from doing
> the same.

I mean, I don't know, obviously.

But we would in a sense short-circuit their [IMO incorrect, pedantic and
damaging] decision to mark GFDL manuals "non-free".
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