[games sig] Downloader for shareware data files for gpl engines such as vavoom

[Hans de Goede]

Bill Nottingham wrote:
> Hans de Goede (j.w.r.degoede at hhs.nl) said: 
>> If you build on top of you are using / modifying / extending, In essence 
>> you're creating a derative work see GPL vs LGPL for libraries. No where 
>> in the guidelines it says (for firmware / content) that derative works 
>> have to be allowed, it only says freely distributable.
> 
> A collection of X,Y, and Z isn't a derivate work of X, Y, and Z.
> 

Agreed, but how does "distribution must be free of charge, except normal 
access fees" which seems to be our only debating point stop you from 
shipping it in a collection?

Don't get wrong here I would like to include doom / quake / xxx 
shareware in FE for marketing reasons but I also believe that freedom 
matters, so I'm also partly playing devils advocate here / searching 
where the border / divide is.

Regards,

Hans