Re: [PATCH] ui: 'package->recutils' serializes the source field.

[David Craven]

Hi Mathieu,

> No that's not a desired formatting, it should be space separated like
> the systems list IMO.

> But I guess we aren't telling the full
> story and should tell the user that we made post download
> modifications to the tarball to comply with the free software
> distribution guidelines.

Can we move forward on this then if we incorporate Alex's changes and
these suggestions?



I'll provide a few pointers for a stronger argument for the next one
you have (if you don't mind) ;-)

You made the statement that the FSDG wasn't clear enough on the
subject to make a decision and was open for interpretation. Then you
made use of "case law" referring to the guix package -S thread.

You also made the statement:
> I am just claiming that the two things above are equivalent and that as
> a consequence we can't refuse one and accept the other.  I am not
> discussing the "why", only applying logic.

I would have expected you to provide a compelling argument for why
these things are equivalent, since it wasn't obvious to me. Making use
of case law is a valid argument, but you'd have to explain why and how
it applies to cast reasonable doubt that this is a FSDG issue. IMO you
did not do so sufficiently to merit escalating the discussion to a
different mailing list.

David