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Source Code
Discussion of terms
- structured: which gives access to the structure of the work (for example, an OpenDocument file gives access to the structure of the document, whereas a PDF file doesn't)
- modifiable: whose format allows easy modification (including modification of structure)
- computation: which does not involve any creative act from a human being
Transitivity
Of course, the source code must satisfy the freedoms of free content as well. Therefore, by recursion, our definition is not weaker than the one in the GNU GPL
Examples
- software source code
- editable text (raw text, XML, word processor files...)
- vector graphics files
- tablatures, lyrics
- multitracks from an audio recording
- multitracks from any video recording