On Fri, May 21, 2021 at 15:06:09 -0400, Manhong Dai via aur-general wrote: > "locally patch it in any way you like" > > I basically agree with everything you said, but the statement quoted > above is tricky. > > As I said before, it really depends on how you patch it. If it is a diff > patch file, which always uses the original code, then the upstream > programmer does have a ground to sue.
Isn't a patch file simply nothing more than a formalised way of explaining "here is how you (yourself, on your machine) have to change the source to make it work". Why is it different from a guide in plain $human_language that explains the same set of changes? Best, Tinu
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