O Domingo, 24 de Agosto de 2003 ás 19:36:20 -0500, Joe Wreschnig escribía:
> How about the GPL v2? "The source code for a work means the preferred > form of the work for making modifications to it"; binary or object code > is anything that is not source. I don't see the problem in applying this > standard all software (meaning programs and documentation). Anyway, that wasn't my point. First: why have to deal with "source code" or "the preferred form for modification" when, for some of the rights the GFDL gives, these things are not even necessary? For example, to translate a document you don't really need modifiable source code: you only need to be able to read the original document. Second: the "don't use technical measures to limit further copying" clause is "difficult" because it tries to limit a mechanism, not an intention. What is someone who "uses technnical measures to limit further copying" trying to do? Impede that the recipient of the work redistributes new copies. Well, then why isn't there a clause saying "you must not limit the recipient's ability to make and distribute new copies of this document"? Third: if we were to enumerate each and every right in the license, it would be much longer and more complex (and imagine if we started combining the rights "you must not limit the recipient's ability to make and distribute new copies of excerpted versions of this document"). Thus, a single, simple clause I proposed: "if the format or physical medium this work is distributed in limits the recipient's ability to exercise the rights given by this license, access to a copy of this work in a format or physical medium that allows for the exercise of the rights must be provided". That would mean -- if you want to modify it and cannot because you don't use Word, you have the right to obtain from your distributor a plain text copy. -- Tarrío (Compostela)
