Anthony DeRobertis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thursday, Sep 18, 2003, at 11:24 US/Eastern, Brian T. Sniffen wrote: > >> Also, the requirement to distribute a transparent form appears to >> violate DFSG 2, since it does not permit "distribution in source code >> as well as compiled form". > > Brian, I'm not sure how that follows. Could you elaborate? > > AFAICT, the requirement to distribute in transparent, e.g., source, > form is quite similar to the requirement from the GPL, version 2, > which we all consider free (per DFSG 10, if nothing else).
The GPL allows me to distribute *just* a binary, with the requirement that I offer the source as well. It also allows me to offer just source. The GFDL does not allow me to distribute *just* a non-Transparent form. -- Brian T. Sniffen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.evenmere.org/~bts/