> Plus, I've yet to hear a good argument for why the \NeedsTeXFormat thing
> isn't DFSG-free.
I think it's a matter of which direction it's coming from. There are
several variants which are free, and several which aren't. For
example:
1. "You can't distribute code using \NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX} unless
you're a LaTeX maintainer."
2. "You can only distribute code using
\NeedsTeXFormat{NonstandardLaTeX} unless you're a LaTeX maintainer."
3. "You may not change the \NeedsTeXFormat{} string unless you're the
original author."
4. "If you modify the file, and if the file had a
\NeedsTeXFormat{} string and an \OriginalNeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX}
already, you may not distribute it with the same NeedsTeXFormat
argument as the \OriginalNeedsTeXFormat argument. You may not
modify the OriginalNeedsTeXFormat argument or the functioning of
the NeedsTeXFormat or OriginalNeedsTeXFormat commands."
I take it 4 is what's being considered?
-Brian
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