Glenn Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The issue isn't whether the conversion itself creates a derivative work, > though. The issue is whether the "preferred form for modification" is > that C code, now that I've converted it, stuck the Pascal code in cold > storage never to be touched again, and made substantial modifications > to to C code. I believe the GPL permits this type of evolution, without > requiring the old, useless, outdated Pascal code be dragged along for all > time.
I think you'd agree that just running p2c over pascal code serves as an obfuscation, and the resulting C isn't source. But after you've made substantial changes, it probably is the source. -Brian -- Brian Sniffen [EMAIL PROTECTED]