[Pkg-javascript-devel] JavaScript policy?

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting François-Régis (2014-03-26 23:50:08)
> Le 26/03/2014 23:45, Jonas Smedegaard a écrit :
>> Quoting Emilien Klein (2014-03-26 22:10:31)
>>> The current policy is made using the assumption that minified == 
>>> compiled.
>>
>> Arguably minification is not compilation, but neither is it the 
>> preferred form of modification.
>>
>>
>>> To help make this situation clearer, can somebody point us to (1) 
>>> the exact part of the DFSG or policy that we're using to base our 
>>> "exclude minified files from orig tarball" policy and (2) where 
>>> discussions have been led with folks outside of our team (e.g. 
>>> -devel) about the undistributable character of minified files in 
>>> upstream tarballs?
>>
>> DFSG #2:
>>
>>> The program must include source code, and must allow distribution in 
>>> source code as well as compiled form.
>
> Which is not arguable to remove minified versions of files which have 
> sources in orig tarball.

True - just make *sure* minified file match source file.


 - Jonas

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