hooby3d
02-17-2017, 02:39 PM
I have been thinking about this topic and wanted to get ideas:
-Dolphin is licensed under GPLv2+
-This license encourages redistribution of software with or without a fee as long as the code and license are available
There is a wave of 'retro' embedded emulation gaming systems coming out now, and inevitably cheap hardware in the near future will be fast enough to run Dolphin well.
1. If a system is sold that contains Dolphin offering HD GameCube/Wii gameplay that abides by the GPL, how does that sit with developers?
2. What, if anything, would be an appropriate way of repaying the developers for their work which enabled this?
3. What, if anything (other than respect), could stop this from happening if it was undesirable?
*For the purpose of these questions, assume the system can read GameCube and Wii discs in addition to being able to play backups. Also assume that Nintendo doesn't step in.
-Dolphin is licensed under GPLv2+
-This license encourages redistribution of software with or without a fee as long as the code and license are available
There is a wave of 'retro' embedded emulation gaming systems coming out now, and inevitably cheap hardware in the near future will be fast enough to run Dolphin well.
1. If a system is sold that contains Dolphin offering HD GameCube/Wii gameplay that abides by the GPL, how does that sit with developers?
2. What, if anything, would be an appropriate way of repaying the developers for their work which enabled this?
3. What, if anything (other than respect), could stop this from happening if it was undesirable?
*For the purpose of these questions, assume the system can read GameCube and Wii discs in addition to being able to play backups. Also assume that Nintendo doesn't step in.