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When I was at Amazon we were forbidden from using any GPLv3/AGPL software, including recent versions of GCC and Emacs (there was a special exception for Linux).
by senderista 7y ago
When I was at Amazon we were forbidden from using any GPLv3/AGPL software, including recent versions of GCC and Emacs (there was a special exception for Linux).
- saagarjha 7y agoThat sounds horrible :(
- mattl 7y agoLinux is GPLv2, so it would have been okay because of that I'm guessing.
- catalogia 7y agoI never saw nor heard of that rule being applied against developers using Emacs. And of course there wouldn't be a special excemption for Linux; Linux wouldn't need to be exempted from a ban on a license it doesn't have.
- senderista 7y agoI'm not sure how much it was enforced, but apparently unlike you, I took the time to read the Open Source Policy, and I stand by what I wrote as of 2014. Why don't you do the same before you downvote? PS Why don't you check which version of GCC is currently used in Brazil? It was years out of date when I was there for the reasons I described. PPS I was wrong about Linux being licensed under GPLv3: it is GPLv2. I apologize for not checking that before I posted.
- catalogia 7y agoI know what the rule said. What I never heard of was anybody actually caring about developers using emacs. I do not presently work there. PS 'green' users can't downvote.
- lliamander 7y agoO_o My sympathies. I've been able to use Emacs in every corporate setting I've worked in.