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I'm really curious if they're going to remove sfall from GOG/Steam version as well. It's a third party software published under the GNU/GPL license, Bethesda doesn't have any right for selling it. Timeslip should sue their pants off!![]()
Actually, the GPL allows for it. They can redistribute, charge, etc. They are obliged to make users know of the license and provide the source code on request at no higher price than the binaries, though.
Tiny correction about the GPL. This license doesn't mean that the software which is published under it can't be sold. In contrary. The main purpose of this license is to keep the source free not stop any selling. So if any changes are made by a third party it is mamdatory that the source is published for free too. So if Bethesda/Interplay/GOG (as far as I know doesn't include the Steam version the patch) or whoever changes Timeslips source for their own project then they have to publish it under GPL License again. If they use his unmodified original then a link to his source site and a proper mention of author and license is enough to confirm to the license.
Actually, neither the code nor the binaries are mandated to be distributed for free. The conditions are (reduced to what's relevant here, that is):
A) That you provide the source code to your users on request;
B) That, if you charge for the source code (which you are allowed), its price may not be higher than what you charge for the binaries;
C) That you don't restrict users of redistributing the files, which means that once someone bought it, he's free to share it with whoever he wants.