Um, it's CSS. The "minified" version of the file is named "style.css". It is (human-readable) text. <div><br></div><div>When he says "minify", he is talking only about collapsing whitespace (tabs, newlines, etc.), not any actual data compression.<br>
<div><br></div><div>(And even if it weren't human-readable, as long as whomever were distributing the "blob" provided the source code upon request, then the distribution would fully comply with the terms of the GPL - though, let's leave GPL debates for WPTavern forums and the wp-hackers mail-list. :) )</div>
<div><br></div><div>Chip<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 7:35 AM, Austin Matzko <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:austin@pressedcode.com">austin@pressedcode.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On Fri, Feb 18, 2011 at 7:18 AM, Chip Bennett <<a href="mailto:chip@chipbennett.net">chip@chipbennett.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> Personally, at this time, if you're going to eliminate whitespace (i.e.<br>
> "minify"), then I wouldn't even bother adding a redundant CSS file.<br>
<br>
</div>Then you wouldn't be able to distribute the CSS under the GPL, because<br>
the "source code for a work means the preferred form of the work for<br>
making modifications to it." (GPL 2)<br>
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