Matthew Garrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MJ Ray <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Matthew Garrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> But how do you argue that a hand-crafted binary is sufficiently > >> modifiable without also admitting the possibility that the output > >> of a C compiler may be sufficiently modifiable? > > I think it depends what the upstream author is using as source. > > How about you? > Why does it depend on what the upstream author is using as source?
I don't see how we can obtain source codes which never existed, so that seems like one bound. > How does that affect the recipient's ability to modify the work? That's a different question: if a recipient is incapable of modifying the work, does it mean that they do not have the freedom to modify it? I say they have freedom but are incapable of exploiting it. I rephrase: how can you argue that a hand-crafted binary is not sufficiently modifiable to offer the freedom to study and adapt? -- MJR/slef My Opinion Only: see http://people.debian.org/~mjr/ Subscribed to this list. No need to Cc, thanks. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
