Reply 20 of 24, by Chaos
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wrote:Please check the date when Sierra decided to package DOSBox with their games. Then check the date when GPLv3 was finalized. And then explain to us how GPLv3 could have been used.
Sorry, I didn't know when this was made. it just now got in the store here.
Secondly, your understanding of how the GPL works is flawed if you think that bundling proprietary with GPL'ed software require all the code to be made free.
Since dosbox is implemented in the sierra collections as a part of the whole.
infact. you can't run it without as they've removed all installation programs or setup utils. meaning it's ONE program. and as such, they would hafto use the GPL license.
I'm not sure is this is new in GPLv3 or even is true for GPLv2.
The part about all bundled software etc. Well. I got that from a news paper interview of Richard Stallman. And after reading it again. well. I see I was wrong. it gave non exclusive free rights to any patents concerning that software.
But still. they are either already in breach of your GPL. or would have been if you used GPLv3. I'm too tired to read GPLv2 legalese today. But I'm betting you could sue and win.