Re: Encoding the name in the file contents (was Re: Towards a new LPPL draft)

[tb@becket.net (Thomas Bushnell, BSG)]

Henning Makholm <henning@makholm.net> writes:

> Scripsit tb@becket.net (Thomas Bushnell, BSG)
> > Henning Makholm <henning@makholm.net> writes:
> 
> > > You're missing the point. The LaTeX people certainly do know that
> > > there are *some* places where pristine files are expected. It's not
> > > necessary for them to be able to identify each of those places
> > > individually.
> 
> > They have no information whatsoever about the user of the package.
> 
> They don't speak about *all* users. Their points consider the fact
> that there are *some* users who have this property.

But this is the problem!  They take away the freedom of all users in
order to give a subset of the users a benefit.  


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