Quoting Stephan Verbücheln (2021-10-10 14:03:51) > On Sat, 2021-10-09 at 18:52 +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote: > > It is not source code. > > > > It is not binary code. > > > > It is not... > > > > The appropriate question is how it fits Debian Free Software > > Guidelines. > > Programs with a license on the one hand which demands the right to > study and modify the source code, and on the other hand components that > cannot be easily studied and modified, kind of infringe their own > nominal license.
Such clauses are part of some licenses - notably the 3 revisions of GNU Public License - but not others, e.g. the Expat (a.k.a. MIT) license. > This is probably a minor problem for the author who owns the copyright > anyway and therefore can choose whatever conditions he likes. But it > could be complicated for projects like Debian who want to redistribute > code but do not own the copyright themselves. Agreed: I expect it to be an added complication if Debian decices to permit the use of not-easy-readable-nor-editable code for tests. Those in favor of permitting it however consider that a lesser pain than that of hunting down and packaging and maintaining corresponding readable-and-editable code. - Jonas -- * Jonas Smedegaard - idealist & Internet-arkitekt * Tlf.: +45 40843136 Website: http://dr.jones.dk/ [x] quote me freely [ ] ask before reusing [ ] keep private
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