On Fri, 11 May 2018, Reindl Harald wrote: >> If I do it via an override file, is that a derived work of the GPL? > > no it is not - it's just a config file using as subset of options > > if that would be the case you couldn't shop any systemd-unit with your > application > >> My wider point here is that maybe the GPL isn't the right/most >> convenient licence header to put on settings files. ;) > > maybe, but no issue since you don't need to touch them So, does that mean that if it's done by whole-sale replacement, shipping the full file with modifications, that such a file can not be shipped with a GPL-incompatible application? I'm not trying to re-engineer anything (imagine I do not have that power). I'm trying to determine whether something is permitted or not. regards, -- Paul Jakma | paul at jakma.org | @pjakma | Key ID: 0xD86BF79464A2FF6A Fortune: Bureaucrat, n.: A person who cuts red tape sideways. -- J. McCabe