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Javascript

Javascript

Posted Mar 19, 2013 23:38 UTC (Tue) by bkuhn (subscriber, #58642)
In reply to: Javascript by rfunk
Parent article: SCALE: The life and times of the AGPL

And binary program distribution wasn't invented merely to obfuscate, but rather to make it so users didn't have to recompile all sources just to use a program. We already have a history of computing convenience, like Javascript minification, being used to impede software freedom. That's nothing new.

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