Matthew Garrett <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 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? How > does that affect the recipient's ability to modify the work? One way to think about it is that one's ability to modify a work using a particular source is better indicated by the author's choice of source than J. Random User's. In other words, what the author chooses as source is a good predictor of what other folks are best off using as source. I'm not willing to override the author's opinion without a _very_ good reason, and even then only on a case-by-case basis with lots of discussion. -- Jeremy Hankins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> PGP fingerprint: 748F 4D16 538E 75D6 8333 9E10 D212 B5ED 37D0 0A03 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
