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Binary patches exist; there are fairly reasonable arguments that distributing binary patches (in a format that does not significantly contain the original work,
by marcan_42 5y ago
Binary patches exist; there are fairly reasonable arguments that distributing binary patches (in a format that does not significantly contain the original work, e.g. bsdiff) is at least fair use, or possibly not a copyright problem at all.
- saagarjha 5y agoCould you make the argument (not here) that binary patches are not a reasonable way of distributing a patch for a program that is frequently updated?
- worker767424 5y agoDoesn't the Chrome updater use binary patches? https://www.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/software-updates-courgette https://www.chromium.org/developers/design-documents/softwar...
- worker767424 5y agoThe patch, of course, is covered by a separate copyright.