Elaborated on definition of Derivative Work.

My assumption is that under this clarified definition, compiled object
code would be a Derivative Work of the source code from which it was
generated. There are policy consequences of this clarification which
will need to be examined further.
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@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ this definition, "control" includes the right to grant patent
sublicenses in a manner consistent with the requirements of this
License.
"Derivative Work" means a work that copies from, modifies or adapts
all or part of the Program such that copyright permission is required,
but does not include (i) the mere making, in isolation, of a verbatim
copy of the entire Program or a subset of it, or (ii) Mere
Aggregation. For the avoidance of doubt, this definition may be
broader or narrower than definitions of "derivative work" (or similar)
under applicable copyright law.
"Derivative Work" means a work that copies from, modifies, adapts,
transforms or translates all or part of the Program such that
copyright permission is required, but does not include (i) the mere
making, in isolation, of a verbatim copy of the entire Program or a
subset of it, or (ii) Mere Aggregation. For the avoidance of doubt,
this definition may be broader or narrower than definitions of
"derivative work" (or similar) under applicable copyright law.
"Mere Aggregation" means a collection of a Covered Work with other
separate and independent works on a storage or distribution medium, to