Re: a minimal copyleft
On Tue, Aug 05, 2003 at 03:59:13PM -0400, Anthony DeRobertis wrote:
> Otherwise, it'd be easy to get around the GPL by preferring to use a
> hex editor to change strings in an executable --- saves compiling time,
> after all.
I think that's fine--if it's *really* your preferred form for making
real, practical changes to a program. That is, if you'd really compile
a binary, delete the source--waste of disk space, after all--and make
modifications to the binary with a hex editor, then that's sufficient.
The binary is your source.
I tend to agree with the version that says "the preferred form for the
last person that made modifications to it". If Microsoft Word is my
preferred means of making changes, and a Word document is my preferred
form for modification, then a free license should not prevent me from
using them. (The GFDL tries to coerce me into using free software and
open formats, which is insane.)
--
Glenn Maynard
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