I suggest that the definition of 'preferred form for making modifications' be information-theoretical.
When source code is compiled into binary code there is a loss of information, as indicated by the fact that you cannot get the original source back, given only the binary code. On the other hand, if there is a set of different forms each of which is convertible into the others by means of freely available tools then any member of the set is as good as any other. -- Thomas Hood ________________________________________________________________________ Want to chat instantly with your online friends? Get the FREE Yahoo! Messenger http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com/
