[License-discuss] Source-attribution licenses and Javascript compatibility

[David Woolley]

On 20/05/16 03:06, Andi McClure wrote:
>      "For purposes of the above license, 'source' is defined as the
> preferred form for making modifications to the code. In other words,
> minified Javascript which is not intended to be modified does not count
> as a 'source distribution'."
>
> …and if I included such a clarifying paragraph outside the license,
> would I break the magical spell of OSI compliance which zlib normally has?

I think any such phrase would be treated as part of the licence, not 
"outside" it.  Text that appears outside the licence is generally in the 
form of a statement of the intent of the licence, not a definition of 
terms used, e.g. the preamble to the GPLs.