On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 02:35:17PM -0700, Thomas Bushnell, BSG wrote: > Florian Weimer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > Where are you quoted the words "preferred form for modification" from? > > > > GPL > > Of course, but that only applies to GPL'd documents.
The current context is "what is the definition of the phrase 'source code'?" -- and we take definitions wherever we find them. You might be thinking about copyright terms, but that's not the issue here. > > > I can't find them anywhere in the Social Contract or the DFSG. > > > > It's the definition of "source code" that makes the most sense. > > We are not under an obligation to have a rigid definition of "source > code". > > The GPL, because it is a license, must try to have a single and > unavoidable definition. It therefore should err on the side of being > more restrictive in its definition of "source code", to make it harder > for people to get around its provisions. > > But the DFSG, because it is not a license, need not worry about such > things. We can say "source code", and then do what seems best to us > in each particular case. We have no obligation to have one single > definition of the term that is rigidly applied to every situation. So, what definition are you suggesting is more relevant here? As an aside, here's some alternate definitions: http://www.google.com/search?q=define:source+code I don't see any which seem better in this context. -- Raul -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
