Re: Proposal: The DFSG do not require source code for data, including firmware

[Josselin Mouette <joss@debian.org>]

Le mercredi 23 août 2006 à 09:48 +0100, Enrico Zini a écrit :
> >         4. determines that for the purposes of DFSG #2, device firmware
> > shall also not be considered a program.
> 
> I'd personally prefer the 4th point to read:
> 
>           4. determines that for the purposes of DFSG #2, device firmware
>   shall also not be considered a program until it will become practical
>   to do so.

I like the idea, but I think it could be better worded.

How about:
	4. Determines that as a special exception to DFSG #2, source code for
device firmware will not be required until we have the technical means
to split them out in a convenient way for our users.

(Not perfect either :/ )
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