30-Nov-03 17:12 Don Armstrong wrote: > Eh, that should teach me to go by my memory of the license. I meant > 2a. Because they are object files, it's pretty nigh impossible for > them to bear prominent notices stating that the files have been > changed and the date of any change.
That's a separate problem, not directly related to distribution of non-source under Section 2. Treating GPL 2a literally, effectively prohibits modification when binaries are really source. The same is probably true for many graphics/music/fonts/... formats. Sasha