Date: Sun, 21 Mar 1999 10:56:16 -0500
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From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
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>    2. The unRAR sources may be used in any software to handle RAR
>       archives without limitations free of charge, but cannot be used
>       to re-create the RAR compression algorithm, which is
>       proprietary.

This alone is enough to violate the spirit of the GPL, since the
*reason* you distribute the sources is so that the recipient can do
what they want with them.  Giving away sources with a restriction on
how they're used doesn't seem like something DJGPP should be
promoting.

It also means that nobody can use free tools to create RAR files.
This is also something I don't think we should be promoting.