Re: Questions to candidates: what is source?

2005-03-12 Thread Branden Robinson
On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 10:49:26PM +0900, Seo Sanghyeon wrote: > The Debian Free Software Guidelines states that "The program must > include source code". > > 1. How do you define "source code" yourself? Any definition of source code, to be useful to the Debian Project in applying our Free Softwa

Re: Questions to candidates: what is source?

2005-03-08 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Sun, Mar 06, 2005 at 02:15:00PM -0800, Jonathan Walther wrote: > On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 10:49:26PM +0900, Seo Sanghyeon wrote: > >1. How do you define "source code" yourself? > > Like pornography, I know "source code" when I see it. There may be some > edge cases where not everyone agrees wha

Re: Questions to candidates: what is source?

2005-03-06 Thread Anthony Towns
Seo Sanghyeon wrote: The Debian Free Software Guidelines states that "The program must include source code". 1. How do you define "source code" yourself? It means different things in different contexts; for Debian's purposes it means the stuff you need to modify then compile to produce the stuff

Re: Questions to candidates: what is source?

2005-03-06 Thread Jonathan Walther
On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 10:49:26PM +0900, Seo Sanghyeon wrote: 1. How do you define "source code" yourself? Like pornography, I know "source code" when I see it. There may be some edge cases where not everyone agrees what constitutes source code, but porn is like that too. Where do you draw the l

Re: Questions to candidates: what is source?

2005-03-06 Thread Andreas Schuldei
On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 10:49:26PM +0900, Seo Sanghyeon wrote: > The Debian Free Software Guidelines states that "The program must > include source code". [...] Your questions point out an interesting legal area which is still under discussion in large parts of the FOSS world. An common agreement

Re: Questions to candidates: what is source?

2005-03-06 Thread Joachim Breitner
Hi, Am Sonntag, den 06.03.2005, 15:10 + schrieb Matthew Garrett: > > 6. Which of the following satisfies DFSG #2? What is the general > >principle? Or should it be case-by-case? > > I'm not going to get into a case-by-case discussion, because I don't > believe it to be interesting or rele

Re: Questions to candidates: what is source?

2005-03-06 Thread Matthew Garrett
Seo Sanghyeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. How do you define "source code" yourself? I believe that source code is anything that allows us to learn how the software works and modify it to function in different ways. In almost all cases, the GPL's "preferred form for modification" will be sourc

Re: Questions to candidates: what is source?

2005-03-06 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Sun, Mar 06, 2005 at 12:44:44AM +0100, Joachim Breitner wrote: > Am Samstag, den 05.03.2005, 23:11 + schrieb Andrew Suffield: > > On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 03:30:14PM +, Henning Makholm wrote: > > > Indeed, I would be reluctant to vote for any candiate who would commit > > > to twenty-four

Re: Questions to candidates: what is source?

2005-03-05 Thread Joachim Breitner
Hi, Am Samstag, den 05.03.2005, 23:11 + schrieb Andrew Suffield: > On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 03:30:14PM +, Henning Makholm wrote: > > Indeed, I would be reluctant to vote for any candiate who would commit > > to twenty-four definite answers as part of his campaign, no matter > > what the ans

Re: Questions to candidates: what is source?

2005-03-05 Thread Andrew Suffield
On Sat, Mar 05, 2005 at 03:30:14PM +, Henning Makholm wrote: > Indeed, I would be reluctant to vote for any candiate who would commit > to twenty-four definite answers as part of his campaign, no matter > what the answers were. Or, for that matter, one who couldn't spot the fairly big hole in

Re: Questions to candidates: what is source?

2005-03-05 Thread Ean Schuessler
Ha! This gets the official "best question so far" award. Especially the neural network bit. That's rich. On Saturday 05 March 2005 7:49 am, Seo Sanghyeon wrote: > 6. Which of the following satisfies DFSG #2? What is the general >principle? Or should it be case-by-case? > > * ELF binary witho

Re: Questions to candidates: what is source?

2005-03-05 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Seo Sanghyeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > 6. Which of the following satisfies DFSG #2? What is the general >principle? Or should it be case-by-case? [snip TWENTY-FOUR semi-concrete examples] However relevant and interesting it would be to get the candidates' general opinion about the DFSG

Questions to candidates: what is source?

2005-03-05 Thread Seo Sanghyeon
The Debian Free Software Guidelines states that "The program must include source code". 1. How do you define "source code" yourself? 2. I think that people have different ideas of what "source code" means. Do you agree? Are there significant disagreements regarding this issue within the Debi