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From: fnf@unisoft.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.emacs
Subject: jove, public domain or not?
Message-ID: <482@unisoft.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 7-Jun-85 21:51:21 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun  7 21:51:21 1985
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<chomp?>

We recently received a version of Jove from SIL.  Very nice little
editor, fast with lots of features similar to Gosling's emacs.
In a few days hacking at it I have:

	(1)	Added a new wired function called "describe-variable",
		similar to describe-command but for variables (like
		"magic").

	(2)	Added string variables in addition to numeric variables.
		The first was "mode-line-format" to change the mode
		line format.

	(3)	Delinted it and ported it to system V release 2.

	(4)	Fixed several display bugs related to the "im",
		"ei", and "ic" termcap capabilities.

	(5)	Fixed several other minor bugs.

I have a couple of questions:

	(1)	It is my understanding that though Jonathan Payne
		has relinquished rights to his portion of the code,
		Jove still contains many pieces that are derived
		from AT&T code and thus is not truely public domain.

		Can anyone enlighten me on the true details.  Is
		Jonathan on the net anywhere?

		
	(2)	Assuming no proprietary code problems, I would
		like to share my fixes and enhancements with other
		users.  Anyone currently using jove that would like
		to participate in this please send me mail.


-Fred


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