On 2004-09-30 04:27:05 +0100 Glenn Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Wed, Sep 29, 2004 at 11:24:47PM +0100, MJ Ray wrote:
It's not always clear what the preferred form of modification would
be
for a piece of media. [...]
So specify it.
That's a very bad idea; it'd merely be *his* preferred form, and the
GPL
doesn't say "the original author's preferred form of the work for
making
modifications to it".
Why is it a bad idea for the copyright holders to say "I consider ....
the preferred form for modifying this program" in doubt? They are the
ones who will be trying to enforce the licence. Far from being
irrelevant, it's a useful hint for licensees that could help clear
things up. Of course, if the work has ben transformed the work in some
fundamental way, the original copyright holders' opinion will be less
relevant.
The rest of your message dealt with the case "the preferred form for
modifying this program is the C code", which I think is stronger,
different and not what I meant.
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