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You are correct in what you are saying but that doesn't apply in this case since there never was a release of the Quake 2 source code under any other terms than the GPL. This is the most likely explanation why GOG is not releasing source code - the versions of certain games they are selling were from non-GPL branches/forks. If Donkey Puncher Simulator 1.01 is released as non-GPL, but then the source code is released later, that source code is legally a 'fork' - Donkey Puncher Simulator 1.01 is still non-GPL.įor example, this is why Skulltag Doom is not obligated to release their source code, even though Doom itself is now GPL'd - Skulltag Doom was based on a version of the earlier open-sourced Doom before John Carmack later decided to apply the GPL to Doom's source. Solzariv: GPL licenses are not retroactive. Since the same principles apply, although the GPL v3 has more options for distribution of source code, none of them apply in this case. It is true that Warsow is licensed under the GPL V2 or any later version so GoG can choose to distribute it under GPL v3, but that doesn't really change anything substantial. They would of course also need to indicate that the EULA provided with the game only applies to the content and not to the source code or binaries.

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The other problem is that they need to provide the GPL with Warsow, but that is also very easy to remedy, as they just need to do quick update to the games installer, this is the relevant section, notice section 3 quoted above refers to this section, I bolded the important bit:ġ. Given the option in section 3 a) it is very very very easy for GoG to remedy this, they just need to upload the source code for the version of Warsow they provide. If distribution of executable or object code is made by offering access to copy from a designated place, then offering equivalent access to copy the source code from the same place counts as distribution of the source code, even though third parties are not compelled to copy the source along with the object code. However, as a special exception, the source code distributed need not include anything that is normally distributed (in either source or binary form) with the major components (compiler, kernel, and so on) of the operating system on which the executable runs, unless that component itself accompanies the executable.

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