** Matthew Garrett :: > If you define source as "the preferred form for modification", > then > http://cvs.freedesktop.org/xorg/xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86 > /drivers/nv/nv_hw.c?rev=1.7&view=markup is not source. I, on the > other hand, believe that it is an acceptable (though borderline) > form of source. Do you believe that this file should be part of > Debian?
My take: "preferred form for modification" is a phrase with two verbs, ie, with many combinations of "preferred" by whom, and "modification" by whom: 1. preferred (by the author) form for modification (by the author) 2. preferred (by the current licensor) form for modification (by the current licensor) 3. preferred (by the current licensee) form for modification (by the current licensee) 4. preferred (by the author) form for modification (by any third-party) etc. etc. etc. My opinion? Is that we *should* use the GPL definition, but we should also clarify which combinations are acceptable. For instance, the option (4) above can be non-free; OTOH, the option (3) is clearly impractical (how can one guess which form will all of his licensees prefer?) If we think nv_hw.c is source, then our definition is closer to #2, anyway. -- HTH, Massa -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]