Kevin Spicer said: > On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 14:25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> The database is not a script. It is a binary compilation. > > It's not a script, true, but it also is not a binary compilation. If > you look inside any of the database files unpacked by sigtool (sigtool > --unpack) you'll note that they are actually a plain text files, one > line per entry. So I think the previous posters point about them being > analagous to scripts in that they are their own source is valid. >
Zip files are compressed/packed too. Would you consider them source? Or a container. I was using the term binary as in machine readable. And compilation as defined by Merriam-Webster: 'to collect and edit into a volume' Perhaps not the best choice of wording, but very apparent to me when I wrote it. Source is generally accepted as human readable. A 'cat daily.cvd' yields something other than human readable. The act of unpacking is akin to running a disassembler/unzip/etc. In the end, it is the property of the developers. I just don't see GPL as the correct choice for clearly defining the nature of the product. ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: YOU BE THE JUDGE. Be one of 170 Project Admins to receive an Apple iPod Mini FREE for your judgement on who ports your project to Linux PPC the best. Sponsored by IBM. Deadline: Sept. 24. Go here: http://sf.net/ppc_contest.php _______________________________________________ Clamav-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/clamav-users
