From 9a5672c5b879f0817149c499eb8f63497122b148 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Karl Berry Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 06:07:42 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] autoupdate --- doc/standards.texi | 19 ++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/standards.texi b/doc/standards.texi index 4cb5ed3a6c..02848ef275 100644 --- a/doc/standards.texi +++ b/doc/standards.texi @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ @setfilename standards.info @settitle GNU Coding Standards @c This date is automagically updated when you save this file: -@set lastupdate February 23, 2008 +@set lastupdate May 5, 2008 @c %**end of header @dircategory GNU organization @@ -305,13 +305,17 @@ for a language that is higher level than C. Often much of the program is written in that language, too. The Emacs editor pioneered this technique. -@cindex GUILE -The standard extensibility interpreter for GNU software is GUILE +@cindex Guile +@cindex GNOME and Guile +The standard extensibility interpreter for GNU software is Guile (@uref{http://www.gnu.org/@/software/@/guile/}), which implements the -language Scheme (an especially clean and simple dialect of Lisp). We -don't reject programs written in other ``scripting languages'' such as -Perl and Python, but using GUILE is very important for the overall -consistency of the GNU system. +language Scheme (an especially clean and simple dialect of Lisp). +Guile also includes bindings for GTK+/GNOME, making it practical to +write modern GUI functionality within Guile. We don't reject programs +written in other ``scripting languages'' such as Perl and Python, but +using Guile is very important for the overall consistency of the GNU +system. + @node Compatibility @section Compatibility with Other Implementations @@ -1022,6 +1026,7 @@ GNU Lesser General Public License, @url{http://www.gnu.org/@/licenses/@/lgpl.htm GNU GPL with the exception for Guile; for example, GPLv3+/Guile means the GNU GPL version 3 or later, with the extra exception for Guile. +@item GPL/Ada GNU GPL with the exception for Ada. @item Apache -- 2.30.2