The GPL requires that I distribute the “source code” of my files. What does that mean for a web application?
The “source code” of a file means the format that is intended for people to edit. What that means depends on the file in question. • For PHP code, the PHP file itself, without any compression or obfuscation, is its own source code. Note that for Drupal, template files are PHP code. • For JavaScript code, the JavaScript file itself, without any compression or obfuscation, is its own source code. • For CSS code, the CSS file itself, without any compression or obfuscation, is its own source code. • For images, the “source code” varies. Depending on the image, that could mean the production version of the file as a PNG or GIF, or an original high-resolution JPG, or a Photoshop, Illustrator, or GIMP file. The “source code” is whichever version is intended to be edited by people. • For Flash files, the source code is the editable FLA and AS files, and any other files needed to build the final SWF. The SWF file itself is the “object code” version, not the source version.
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