Richard Braakman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 09:34:52AM -0500, Steve Langasek wrote: > > The C files are derived works of the yacc sources, are they not? The GPL > > is already quite clear about permitting redistribution of derived works. > > Yes, and what it clearly says is that derived works can be distributed > under the terms of section 1. And section 1 only gives permission for > distributing "the Program's source code".
Section 1 doesn't give permission to distribute derived works at all, but only verbatim works. > So what we would want is for obfuscated code to be distributable > under section 3, but that section only applies to "object code > or executable form". (Section 3 also refers back to the terms > of sections 1 and 2, which I find even more confusing :) The .c output from Yacc *IS* object code.
