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Old 05-01-2008, 01:17 PM   #172
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Originally Posted by dottedmag View Post
"The source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for making modifications to it. For an executable work, complete source code means all the source code for all modules it contains, plus any associated interface definition files, plus the scripts used to control compilation and installation of the executable."

Under "full instructions" I meant all the information needed to obtain source code, if not provided by the vendor directly, and all the scripts needed to build it. I think it is reasonable definition of "full instructions": how to obtain and how to build.
Ok, maybe how to obtain it. But, not how to build it. I don't think there is a requierment to tell you want make files to run, etc.
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