On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 09:51:46AM +1100, Ben Finney wrote: > Chow Loong Jin <hyper...@gmail.com> writes:
> > On Fri, 2009-03-27 at 13:57 +0000, MJ Ray wrote: > > >[...] I'm not sure that it matters what you call the mobile > > >component, if that "data file" is really some sort of program that > > >has sources which aren't usable. How is that jar different from a > > >PDF in this way? > > Unless I'm mistaken, a PDF without sources is an issue, but if the PDF > > comes with sources, this is not an issue. > The PDF needs to come with sources to build the corresponding PDF > *using only free software in Debian*, or it's not acceptable for > Debian. > The same needs to be true of any binary in Debian, AIUI. The DFSG does not say this. Source is only mandatory for programs under the DFSG as written. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. Ubuntu Developer http://www.debian.org/ slanga...@ubuntu.com vor...@debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-legal-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
