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markrvp:

--- Quote from: squirrellydw on January 21, 2006, 09:37:19 am ---
--- Quote from: markrvp on January 20, 2006, 09:10:16 pm ---
--- Quote from: squirrellydw on January 20, 2006, 08:30:23 pm ---I agree 100%  MAME is free so I think everything that has to do it should be free also.
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Try convincing Microsoft that their operating systems should be free because MAME runs on them and MAME is a free project.  Maybe AMD and Intel should stop charging for processors because MAME uses processors to run free games.  Tell MAME Marquees that they should provide marquees for free because MAME is a free project.  Tell Happ controls that joysticks should be free because it's hard to play your free MAME games on your arcade cabinet without the proper arcade controls.

That was really an ignorant argument.

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umm no, if he wants to sell his software fine, but do it in two parts.  The frontend for MAME should be free, if users want to use the other features charge for that part.  Happ and MAME marquees have a legitimate business beside MAME.  I hate seeing people use others hard work for there profit and that is what he is doing IMHO.

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Squirrellydw: you must be on welfare because that is the only explanation for your unreasoned sense of entitlement.  Why do you feel everyone here must serve you for free at the expense of their own time and resources?

In case it hasn't been explained to you before:

squirrellydw: NO ONE HERE OWES YOU A DAMN THING. 

If your welfare check can't cover the cost of GameEx then use one of the free programs, but quit bitching about people who actually give up part of their lives to help out those of us in this hobby who actually appreciate it.  I would gladly pay $100 for a frontend that worked flawlessly, was easy and intuitive to set up, and was well documented.

And in case you think I'm talking out my arse, check my posts and you'll find I'm one of the most helpful people here.  Why don't you contribute something instead of just criticizing others who aren't bowing down to your demands quickly enough?
tspeirs:
EDIT: Sorry deleting, misunderstood the post. I should learn to read!!
headkaze:

--- Quote from: tspeirs on January 21, 2006, 11:11:02 am ---By the way if you think I had utter contempt, do you think I'd post here, even care (and just want money), or had spent 6 hours and also $120 dollars today on the project Today alone??

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I can confirm that Tom has spent $120 on GameEx today, because he donated the money to me for the GameEx theme editor I'm currently writing. Thanks Tom, it's really nice to see that you contribute back to authors supporting GameEx. And I said on several occations that I was not expecting anything for my work. Just goes to show what sort of guy Tom is. Anyway, stay tuned for the theme editor, it's coming soon and should make GameEx much easier to create custom themes for ;)
LJHalfbreed:
FYI: One of my main annoyances with gameex was the lack of a theme editor, and if anything, was one of the main reasons why I felt it didn't deserve a nagscreen.

If the theme editor comes out and works nicely, I'll definitely give gameex another go. However, at this time, I just don't think it justifies it. I'm not a fanboy of any other FE, just was kinda puzzled by the creator's choice of 'gaining donations'.
Bones:

--- Quote from: squirrellydw on January 20, 2006, 08:30:23 pm ---I agree 100%  MAME is free so I think everything that has to do it should be free also.  If you want to donate to the people that put the hard work into it fine but don't force people to.  I honestly think that we should boycot gameEX for this reason.  He has probably had more donations for his frontend then MAME has ever received.

Let the rants begin  :)

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