Meanwhile I thought about questions to RMS.
1. What is RMS' exact position about software which is burned into ROM and
put into an instrument/device/appliance? Should the customer have
access to the source code and to a means for replacing the software?
2. What if the "ROM" mentioned in (1) is really a PROM or flash ROM, which
is modifiable in field?
3. Sometimes, in order to be able to finish modifying software for which
you have the source code, you need to be able to prove that your
modification has no unintended consequences. Therefore you need access
to a regression test suite.
In view of the above, should such a regression test suite be
considered as "source code" (meaning form in which is the easiest to
modify the software) as far as GPL is concerned? If not, why not?
On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, Ely Levy wrote:
> ok I have 2 to offer,
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