>> Here comes the fun part:

SK> Well, even more fun:

SK> If HIMEM(64) is under GPL, you may not do it either.
SK> You must release the executable under a different license; which, however,
SK> can be shipped in the same archive.
it's like
  ' this sentence is false '

as the EMM*.zip archives are selfcontradicting (because they claim to
be GPL, but aren't) they might crash any GPL-aware OS internal logic.
please remove them from all open source OS disks before you see a
kernel panic() ;)

SK> Exepackers, regardless if Open- or Closed- source, if GPL by themselves or
SK> not, are not considered as to "modify" a Program in the sense of GPL,
SK> because it does not change the program. It merely constitutes a method of
SK> delivery, like other archivers. Every contributor to the _FreeDOS_ project
SK> repository shall agree to this, too. Of course, everybody is allowed to
SK> branch his/her own package incl. his/her contributions that inflicts the
SK> fully GPL, as haircutting as laid out by this thread.

Exactly my thinking.
but this would change licensing blablabla...

tom




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