Do you think obfuscated source code(such as compressed javascript)

who's the qt

>>60765346
<insert generic chink 12 year old>

>>60765338
No. For the same reason you can't patent a machine no one knows how it works, because it is inside a black lead box.

>>60765390
Why are you allowed to patent proprietary software and CPUs then?

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>>60765338

"compressed" javascript is just javascript with no whitespace and shanged variable names, there's nothing different from the original in terms of logic.

You are being absurd.

RMS says no

>>60765485
I didn't state a position on the argument but I am leaning towards the same side as you. Its the main thing I don't really understand about the Free software philosophy

>>60765425
>proprietary software
Someone actually reads it.
>CPU
CPUs are written too, just like code.

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>>60765526

There's no such thing as "free software philosophy". There's various free/open software licences that have different force of effect depending on which lawyer/judge you ask.

>>60765592
https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.en.html

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>>60766391

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaahahhahahahahaha.

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>>60765381
okey

>>60765338
Yes, tarballs are legal.

>>60765510
Yet it still complies with the gnu license, legally, regardless of what he thinks.

I thought the GPL defined source code as the "preferred working format" or something like that