Re: Obfuscated source

2004-12-12 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 11:43:40PM +, Matthew Garrett wrote: > > The SC is not a legal document. Common sense should suffice to conclude > > that obfuscated source does not comply with the DFSG. > > While I tend to agree, this has the unfortunate side-effect of removing >

Re: Obfuscated source

2004-12-12 Thread Matthew Garrett
John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andi writes: >> "preferred form for modification" is _only_ a GPL-term and not part of >> the SC. > > The SC is not a legal document. Common sense should suffice to conclude > that obfuscated source does not comp

Re: Obfuscated source

2004-12-12 Thread Goswin von Brederlow
Glenn Maynard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 06:05:58PM +0100, Andreas Barth wrote: >> * Bruce Perens ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [041212 17:50]: >> > Goswin von Brederlow wrote: >> > >> > >Imagine a source where all variables are named v and all >> > >functions f. Is that still fr

Re: Obfuscated source

2004-12-12 Thread Glenn Maynard
On Sun, Dec 12, 2004 at 06:05:58PM +0100, Andreas Barth wrote: > * Bruce Perens ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [041212 17:50]: > > Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > > > > >Imagine a source where all variables are named v and all > > >functions f. Is that still free? Where do we draw the line? > > >When does sour

Re: Obfuscated source

2004-12-12 Thread Andreas Barth
* John Hasler ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [041212 19:35]: > Andi writes: > > "preferred form for modification" is _only_ a GPL-term and not part of > > the SC. > The SC is not a legal document. Common sense should suffice to conclude > that obfuscated source does not

Re: Obfuscated source

2004-12-12 Thread John Hasler
Andi writes: > "preferred form for modification" is _only_ a GPL-term and not part of > the SC. The SC is not a legal document. Common sense should suffice to conclude that obfuscated source does not comply with the DFSG. -- John Hasler

Re: Obfuscated source

2004-12-12 Thread Andreas Barth
* Bruce Perens ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [041212 17:50]: > Goswin von Brederlow wrote: > > >Imagine a source where all variables are named v and all > >functions f. Is that still free? Where do we draw the line? > >When does source stop to be bad style and start to become obfuscated > >and unacceptable

Obfuscated source

2004-12-12 Thread Bruce Perens
Goswin von Brederlow wrote: Imagine a source where all variables are named v and all functions f. Is that still free? Where do we draw the line? When does source stop to be bad style and start to become obfuscated and unacceptable for main? This has been handled before. Some people strip