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		eru on Feb 8, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: VSCode’s SSH agent is bananas You can write non-open source emacs plugins, too.

fourthark on Feb 8, 2025 | [–]

Emacs doesn't ship with them or nag you to install them.

csdreamer7 on Feb 10, 2025 | [–]

emacs specifically is not legal to distribute those plugins because of the GPL. Yes, you can be sued over this, likely won't, but you can be.

eru on Feb 10, 2025 | [–]

The GPL's use of linking is rather nebulous.

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