Romain Beauxis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Do you claim a PDF file is a binary file, or a program object ? Even > if PDF was a programming language, as proposed in another anwser, it > would fall into the script category, where the executed object is > also the source.
I grant you that it is possible for the upstream to use the PDF file as the preferred form for modifications (if it's not packed/encrypted), and if such a case comes up, I think we'll (grudgingly) accept it. 99.999% of the time the document is in fact modified in some other format and only distributed as PDF. > Furthermore, requirement to provide source code is a consequence of the > requirement to be able to modify the program. Again, if I provide a manual > for blind people consisting in a wav (or a ogg/vorbis) file, what kind of > source would you ask for then ? We will ask for whatever is your preferred form for modifications. It might be the actual binary in your case. -- * Sufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology (T.P) * * PGP public key available @ http://www.iki.fi/killer * -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
