Seo Sanghyeon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 1. How do you define "source code" yourself?
I believe that source code is anything that allows us to learn how the software works and modify it to function in different ways. In almost all cases, the GPL's "preferred form for modification" will be source code - I think there are cases where something other than the preferred form for modification can also be considered source. > 2. I think that people have different ideas of what "source code" means. > Do you agree? Are there significant disagreements regarding this > issue within the Debian Project? There are plainly people who disagree over this issue. I don't know whether this disagreement is significant. > 3. (If you answered "yes" to 2) Is that a problem? It's not a problem in itself that people hold different opinions, but it sometimes makes it harder for us to work with the rest of the free software community and it certainly wastes time in argument that could be better spent. > 4. (If you answered "yes" to 3) Is it necessary to amend DFSG? That depends on how much disagreement there is. At the moment, I have no good feeling for how strongly people feel about the definition of source code. > 5. (If you answered "yes" to 4) How it should be amended? I'm not quite sure what you mean here, but the constitution only allows one mechanism for changing the DFSG. If you're talking about "What changes should be made", then I don't know - that depends on what the majority of people believe. > 6. Which of the following satisfies DFSG #2? What is the general > principle? Or should it be case-by-case? I'm not going to get into a case-by-case discussion, because I don't believe it to be interesting or relevant. The DPL's opinion in this matter should carry no more weight than any other developer's. The DPL's involvement should be to note that there is a lack of consensus over the issue and work to rectify that, not to argue a specific side of the debate. -- Matthew Garrett | [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
