On May 10, 2004, at 16:49, Raul Miller wrote:
On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 04:37:49PM -0400, Anthony DeRobertis wrote:
Not really, because we can distribute "compiled" versions of that
(which don't have all the sillyness).
Even if that code includes a class browser and allows introspection
into
its implementation?
If you're thinking of a specific instance, please bring it up. It's
much easier to comment on, then.
DFSG 4 does require that "the license must explicitly permit
distribution of software built from modified source code." so I suppose
the answer is 'yes'.
[BTW: A lot of folks here want to get rid of that clause of the DFSG]
After the recent experience with "cleaning up the language in the
social
contract", I expect to eventually find out that those folks haven't
thought things through very far.
I doubt removing the patch part of DFSG 4 would cause many problems.
