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emacs-alert 1.3+git20250823.79f6936-1

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DescriptionGrowl-style notification system for Emacs

Alert is a Growl-workalike for Emacs which uses a common notification interface and multiple, selectable "styles", whose use is fully customizable by the user.

MaintainerDebian Emacsen team <debian-emacsen@lists.debian.org>
Changed ByXiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com>
Distributionunstable
Architectureall
VCSgit: https://salsa.debian.org/emacsen-team/emacs-alert.git (browse)
Closes#1129919
Trackerhttps://tracker.debian.org/pkg/emacs-alert
Uploaded2 hours ago

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Sourceemacs-alert
Version1.3+git20250823.79f6936-1
Changed-ByXiyue Deng
Architectureall source
Distributionunstable
DateFri, 24 Apr 2026 18:19:55 -0700
Changelog
emacs-alert (1.3+git20250823.79f6936-1) unstable; urgency=medium
 .
   * Initial release (Closes: #1129919)
.dsc
Componentmain
Package-Listelpa-alert deb editors optional arch=all
Sectioneditors
Priorityoptional
debian/copyright
Format: https://www.debian.org/doc/packaging-manuals/copyright-format/1.0/
Upstream-Name: emacs-alert
Source: https://github.com/jwiegley/alert
Upstream-Contact: John Wiegley <johnw@newartisans.com>

Files: *
Copyright:
 (c) 2024, John Wiegley
License: BSD-3-Clause
Comment:
 The original source file was in GPL-2+ since 2011. Upstream then
 added a LICENSE file of BSD-3-Clause in 2024. I have opened an
 upstream issue for clarifying the situation at
 https://github.com/jwiegley/alert/issues/121.

Files: alert.el
Copyright:
 (C) 2011-2013 John Wiegley
License: GPL-2+

Files: debian/*
Copyright: (C) 2026 Xiyue Deng <manphiz@gmail.com>
License: GPL-2+ or BSD-3-Clause
Comment:
 To make contribution compatible with the dual licensing from
 upstream.

License: BSD-3-Clause
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 .
     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
       notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 .
     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
       copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
       disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided
       with the distribution.
 .
     * Neither the name of John Wiegley nor the names of other
       contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
       from this software without specific prior written permission.
 .
 THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
 "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
 A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
 OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
 SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
 LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
 DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
 THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
 (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
 OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

License: GPL-2+
 This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
 the Free Software Foundation, either version 2 of the License, or
 (at your option) any later version.
 .
 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
 but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
 GNU General Public License for more details.
 .
 You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
Comment:
 On Debian systems, the complete text of the GNU General
 Public License version 2 can be found in `/usr/share/common-licenses/GPL-2'

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