> Prepare for the flame war.....
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> What we have here is an overabundance of mid to late teenage children brought up
> in an on demand world.
>
> They do not know the work it takes to emulate a piece of arcade hardware,
> probably 99% of them can't even write a "hello world" program in basic. None are
> concerned with documenting the hardware. All they want to see is free games.
> these are the same children who host server's full of ps2 and xbox isos then
> bitching because their unpaid for illegal copy does not function as the original
> would, never paying for a game, never working for a living, never producing
> anything worthy of anyones attention.
>
> You want to play a game full speed? Buy the hardware to do so. Want a version of
> Tekken 4 that runs full speed and is playable? Check out R.G.V.A.C. and pick one
> up for around $200 USD. None of these children are entitled anything as they
> seem to think they are. If someone "hoards roms", they most likely dumped the
> game and are in possession of the hardware, they have a legal right to have
> their backup and you do not. You do not own the hardware, which contains the
> said "hoarded" software. therefore, it being in your possession is illegal. the
> best way to get the "software" you want is to purchase it and use your own
> methods to turn those rom chips into something your favorite emulator can
> understand. The incorrect way is rom begging, and yes...that is what you all are
> doing. Throwing out accusations of people hoarding the roms for themselves,
> because you yourself do not have them. They can be obtained, get a job and buy
> the game.
>
> To those in the anti-Razoola club, he owes you nothing. He asked for donations
> to obtain and "XOR" the capcom cps2 games. And that is what he did. Yes, the
> encryption has not been broken, and if it were Capcom would be all over him and
> all of the emulation projects that are able to execute their code. Why? Because
> the hardware is still profitable to them. I'm sure some will argue that there is
> nothing they can sue an emulator author for. My question is. A.)Who has more
> money? Capcom or the Emulator Authors (including Razoola) B.)Does Capcom know
> they have more money? C.)Can any of them afford to fight a legal battle with
> Capcom?
> So unless you all want to pay their legal bills, I say Put up or Shut up.
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> How many emulator authors are tired of being hounded to death by the kids who
> know nothing except wanting something for free? How many projects have been
> killed because of these types of people? Retrogames has become a haven for this
> type of behavior. Yes, the mods may want to keep the board open to free speech,
> but placing limitations only upon questioning them is no way to moderate a
> community of this size.
>
> So finally.....
>
> Back off and let them do what they do, or just watch more projects end because
> of being underappreciated and overirritated.
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> TheDarkAbyss
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