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One of the worst things about the GPL and similar licenses is that they cannot be enforced by the user.
EA is also distributing a modified DOSBox but they only supply the unmodified source. Didn't have the energy to pursue it.
That's changeing: in the ongoing SFC vs Vizio, SFC is just a regular user: https://sfconservancy.org/copyleft-compliance/vizio.html
Even FSF updated it's FAQ, that it's not true anymore: https://www.fsf.org/news/fsf-to-be-deposed-in-sfc-v-vizio-updates-relevant-faq-entry
Nice!