Update 27th January 2018

I just released a tiny update for players which have AMD graphic cards and suffer low resolution textures.
Players which dont have such texture problems can ignore this stuff completely.

This update just provides the patch.
Players have to apply it manually.
Inside the Freelancer folder there are going to be two new files. One is for players which use the old fashioned FL style HUD and the other is for players which use the modern golden hud.
Just run the file that fits to your installation settings. Thats it.

No, I think the licencing is absolutely correct the way it is.
Especially considering that the original files ARE public while for everything else that has been ADDED different conditions of use have to be applied.
Especially in terms of content that I have created I am allowed to protect my intellectual properties AND prohibit its modification. Same applies to licences of use that were granted directly to me by third parties for use only in this mod.

If I take a selfie and put it into the mod then this picture remains my property... it is not yours... not property of digital anvil or anyone else. Same applies to models, textures, tools and pretty much every kind of unique intellectual property.
Some parts of the mod are based on commercial licencing. Yes, I have invested money to purchase specific licenses for specific content from 3rd party sources.
Based on that it is even my obligation to make clear to users that they are not allowed to modify it or use it for other purposes other than in combination with the crossfire mod.
Changing the terms of use would terminate active licence agreements with third parties for parts of this mod. That in return would mean to close the server and remove the mod from the net.
The terms of use also are the basis for being able to give support to users and keep the server running stable.

Based on my own copyrights and those of 3rd parties i do not only have the right to prohibit modifications, it is also my obligation to do so.
Only Microsoft has the right to challenge these terms and if that happens (it wont, since microsoft even supported the creation of mods) then nobody will gain anything positive.
The Terms of use are in first place fair the way they are. Fair for the players which might want to get support if required, fair to 3rd parties which have their own rights to be protected, fair to Microsoft and also fair to the modding team which has invested many thousands of hours of hard work into this project.

Zlib and libcurl belong to the original game. Why should i bother to licence that?

The Gpl txt file belongs to the sweetfx shader.