#include <hallo.h> * Frans Pop [Wed, Aug 23 2006, 02:28:30AM]: > Seconded. Also seconded. > > The application of DFSG#2 to firmware and other data > > ==================================================== > > > > The Debian Project recognizes that access to source code for a work of > > software is very important for software freedom, but at the same time > > "source" is often not a well-defined concept for works other than those > > traditionally considered "programs". The most commonly cited definition is > > that found in version 2 of the GNU GPL, "the preferred form of the work for > > making modifications to it," but for non-program works, it is not always > > clear that requiring this "source" as a precondition of inclusion in main > > is in the best interest of our users or advances the cause of Free Software: > > > > - The author's preferred form for modification may require non-free tools > > in order to be converted into its final "binary" form; e.g., some > > device firmware, videos, and graphics. > > - The preferred form for modification may be orders of magnitude larger > > than the final "binary" form, resulting in prohibitive mirror space > > requirements out of proportion to the benefits of making this source > > universally available; e.g., some videos. > > - The "binary" and "source" forms of a work may be interconvertible with no > > data loss, and each may be the preferred form for modification by > > different users with different tools at their disposal; e.g., some > > fonts. > > > > While the Debian Free Software Guidelines assert that source code is a > > paramount requirement for programs, they do not state that this is the case > > for non-program works, which permits us to consider whether one of the above > > points justifies a pragmatic concession to the larger context within which > > Free Software operates. > > > > THE DEBIAN PROJECT therefore, > > > > 1. reaffirms its dedication to providing a 100% free system to our > > users according to our Social Contract and the DFSG; and > > > > 2. encourages authors of all works to make those works available not > > only under licenses that permit modification, but also in forms that make > > such modifications practical; and > > > > 3. supports the decision of the Release Team to require works such as > > images, video, and fonts to be licensed in compliance with the DFSG without > > requiring source code for these works under DFSG #2; and > > > > 4. determines that for the purposes of DFSG #2, device firmware > > shall also not be considered a program. > > > > ============================================================================== -- Ich weiß nicht, welche Waffen im nächsten Krieg zur Anwendung kommen, wohl aber, welche im übernächsten: Pfeil und Bogen. -- Albert Einstein
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