Re: Amendment to GR on GFDL, and the changes to the Social Contract

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Subject: Re: Amendment to GR on GFDL, and the changes to the Social Contract
From: Thomas Weber <thomas.weber.mail@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 16:46:56 +0100
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Am Donnerstag, den 09.02.2006, 12:50 +0100 schrieb Marco d'Itri:
> On Feb 09, Adam Borowski <kilobyte@mimuw.edu.pl> wrote:
> 
> > There are two different definitions of the word software:
> > 1. something that can be represented as a finite stream of bits
> > 2. a computer program
> > 
> > Definition 1. is precise, definition 2. is not (PostScript, pseudocode, 
> Unfortunately, definition #2 is the one which almost everybody agreed to

How so? Is there any document in Debian, stating that "software" follows
definition 2? 

BTW, taking this classification, where do you put PostScript files --
software or documentation?

Regards
	Thomas

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