Francesco Poli wrote: > On Wed, 1 Nov 2006 18:38:34 +0100 Arnoud Engelfriet wrote: > > But if I release a .ps file, it would be output from > > LaTeX and so it seems reasonable to insist that the software isn't > > free until the .tex file is available. > > In cases where the PostScript file is generated from LaTeX code, the > latter is probably the source form (again by the "preferred form" > definition).
That's what I would think. But consider this example. I write texts in a homebrewed XML format, which makes little sense for anyone but me. Obviously I prefer to use that format. I have an XSLT transformation to make it HTML, and I distribute that HTML version of the texts. Is that source? Should a programmer who writes FORTRAN release that code, or the automated conversion to C? I guess it's similar to the old XCF versus JPEG/GIF/PNG debate. I would say it depends on the intended use of the file. If the layers and other information in the XCF is no longer relevant, the PNG is just as much the source as the XCF. If it's likely that people want to edit Arnoud -- Arnoud Engelfriet, Dutch & European patent attorney - Speaking only for myself Patents, copyright and IPR explained for techies: http://www.iusmentis.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
