On Mon, Apr 08, 2002 at 03:09:11PM -0500, Jeff Licquia wrote:
> > > Documentation isn't software. Neither are conffiles, icons, etc.
> >
> > When I buy software, all of that is part of what I buy. Foldoc says
> > that one definition of software is "programs plus documentation though
> > this does not correspond with common usage." In any sense interesting to
> > me (and hopefully Debian), icons and the other miscellany that make up a
> > working program are part of that program, and need to be modifiable with
> > it.
>
> So is the Bible "software"? We ship it in a package, after all.
I believe the Copyright has expired on that one, so it's a moot point. It
is in the public domain. Modifications to it are legal - in most courts
at least. Modify at your own risk software? =p
--
Joseph Carter <knghtbrd@bluecherry.net> glDisable (DX8_CRAP);
* Equivalent code is available from RSA Data Security, Inc.
* This code has been tested against that, and is equivalent,
* except that you don't need to include two pages of legalese
* with every copy.
-- public domain MD5 source
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