Re: Documentation as Software (was Re: PerlDL license)
In article <[🔎] oapvieq4oh.fsf@burrito.fake>,
Adam P. Harris <apharris@burrito.onshore.com> wrote:
>
>Let's mix is up a little more. What about the TEIlite DTDs?
[...]
>Personally, I think their restrictions are extremely reasonable; while
>they have also provided the ability to extend and modify their DTDs
>without actually touching the source files. Which is to say that I
>would like to see Debian able to put, for instance the TEIlite DTDs,
>under 'main'.
Since these DTDs are, effectively, source code, doesn't this fall under
the exception in section 4 of the DFSG? In the same way, incidentally,
as TeX does: the TeX source code is written in WEB, and you're not
allowed to change it, but you can compile it along with a 'changes'
file to generate a patched TeX executable.
When you use a DTD, you don't compile it into an executable, but if you
can still `patch' it easily, it's okay, right?
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