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09-25-2006, 03:13 PM
|  | Teh h4x0r admin
My Mood:  | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York Age: 26
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Points: 9,999,500,274.22 Donate | | | PSX-P Controversy: GPL Violations?
We've just received word that PSX-P, the PlayStation 1 emulator released recently by Yoshihiro, may contain multiple GNU Public License (GPL) violations. 
Apparently, the emulator is based on PacManFan's port of PCSX, a PC-based Playstation emulator, and PCSX's creators are none too happy:
"Regarding PSX-P, can you remove that emulator ... until the source to it has been released?
It's a clear port of PCSX, and PCSX is under the GPL license, which forbids any port / derivative of it to be released without source."
In other words, for a program or any of it's derivations to be released properly under the GPL, the program's source code must be released simultaneously. Yoshihiro has not yet released the PSX-P source, so the PCSX team asserts that their software's license has been violated.
PacManFan had the following to say: "I did pass the torch, However, Yoshi[hi]ro said he would at least mention me, and he didn't. I hate to be an a$$ about it, but Yoshi[hi]ro has been claiming that he coded this thing himself. The only change he's made so far has been to the game selection screen."
Between the possible GPL violations and the lack of crediting, it seems that PSX-P may be headed for some trouble. As a result, we have removed the download link to PSX-P from our front page, and will refrain from posting it again until further notice, or until the source has been posted alongside the release, because as of now, PSX-P is illegal.
Last edited by Cody L. : 10-01-2006 at 10:35 PM.
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09-25-2006, 03:27 PM
| | THE Moderator | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Canada Age: 20
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Points: 461,102.71 Donate | | | Seems like Yoshihiro hasnt changed, Tssk Tssk. |
09-25-2006, 03:50 PM
|  | Grand Theft Auto God
My Mood: | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Leeds, England Age: 17
Posts: 1,426
Points: 45.21 Donate | | | God damn it.. i hope this stays .. and keeps updating. |
09-25-2006, 05:19 PM
|  | I'm eatin' ur Bandwidthz!
My Mood:  | | Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Foodcourtia. Spooky, yes?
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Points: 84,973,253,498.14 Donate | | | Well, it seems like he just wants to be credited. This shouldn't affect the project much. |
09-25-2006, 05:28 PM
| | | | All he has to do is to release the source and people will look "over" this issue. Otherwise this is really a violation of the GPLv2 and it is great to see that a lot of sites take this seriously. |
09-25-2006, 06:25 PM
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Points: 9.73 Donate | | | Yoshi, yoshi, yoshi Tut tut |
09-25-2006, 07:05 PM
| | | | I wanted that
I don't care who made it. I just want to play FF7 on my PSP and i need that emulator. Ahhhhhhhh |
09-25-2006, 11:03 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Portugal
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Points: 2.75 Donate | | this thing all happended beacuase og the damned Magixien... its his fault!!! go read PSP-GENERATION!! he released the emu without authorization of yoshihiro that wanted to include the source and an nfo file... but that damned frenchman had to screw it all up... if this emu stops i'll kill him...
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09-26-2006, 01:58 AM
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Points: 493.11 Donate | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Kyubi_Naruto  this thing all happended beacuase og the damned Magixien... its his fault!!! go read PSP-GENERATION!! he released the emu without authorization of yoshihiro that wanted to include the source and an nfo file... but that damned frenchman had to screw it all up... if this emu stops i'll kill him... | Total Agreement dude, lets hope the source is out VERY soon or else this might die before it gets to really live, hopefully Dark_Alex is still gonna work on the Dynamic Recompiler after all this |
09-26-2006, 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by CoderAge12 ... it is great to see that a lot of sites take this seriously. | It's good to see people/web sites taking care of the GPLv2 license ...
Anyway, i'm sure Yoshi will release the source and finally will give credit to original PCSX authors, and to pacmanfan for the port on PSP ... | |
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