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Roughy:

--- Quote from: dax on December 29, 2005, 09:43:16 pm ---You forgot:

Some people have double standards, some don't.

Some people seem to think that using unlicensed roms is perfectly ok, but get all uppity at the idea someone might use the software for commercial purposes, which is just as much a violation of the copyright.

Where I come from, that's called hypocritical.


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No, I didn't forget any of that.  I very clearly avoided that, yet you felt it very necessary to bring it up--and why?

Why are so many people taking this thread and applying their beliefs--instead of opinions or insights for the author--and turning it into some sort of oddball territorial pissing contest?

Let it go; he pulled down the program and some of us have it, some of us don't.  If there needs to be a moral / ethical debate, start a thread somewhere; I just don't see why it's important to perpetuate whateve has been going on here lately.

dax:
And you guys call me argumentative?

Whatever.  I see there's another double standard.   You can express your opinion but new people can't?  And I guess you think that anyone who disagrees is just the same guy using different screen names?  Sheesh.

I'm sorry, but I don't see anything wrong with pointing out what I think is a double standard.  Am I entitled to an opinion here?

It's further ironic that most of the people here are enjoying the fruits of independent developers who have donated their time to make this project better, and some here, while sucking at that teat, discourage others from adding to the project.  And this is a great example... this guy pulls down his software.  It has less to do with the specific software and more to do with the irrationality of discouraging development.  The same arguments one could make for this program could be made for any other element that's part of MAME.  It just seems crazy and ridiculous.

This reminds me of a project I was involved with relating to a company called Akai.  They had a few indy developers working on enhancements to some hardware that expanded the capabilities, and the executives maintained this online forum that was dominated by a few heavy posters who bullied the new people and destroyed the forum and discouraged the developers from donating their time and resources to the project.  Eventually the hardware floundered because there wasn't enough support.  But because some of these bullies were good buddies with the Akai people, they weren't told to tune things down and the company lost in the end.   Sad.  I wouldn't discourage anyone who wants to donate time and energy towards making any aspect of MAME more functional.

headkaze:

--- Quote ---Maybe this software isn't completely fool-proof because it doesn't transfer unused credits back out if you exit a particular game, but I think that would be a neat feature.
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Version 1.1 allows you to carry over credits. Instead of automatically dropping all the coins in at once you now press the start buttons to drop a coin & start. Perhaps you have the first version.

markrvp:

--- Quote from: dax on December 30, 2005, 01:09:52 am ---It's further ironic that most of the people here are enjoying the fruits of independent developers who have donated their time to make this project better, and some here, while sucking at that teat, discourage others from adding to the project.
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dax:

--- Quote from: markrvp on December 30, 2005, 01:34:20 am ---What are you adding to the project?  All I've seen from you so far is that you're upset because you had to wait a little while for your FREE MAME program.  Oh, and you're upset that even though you got it for FREE, a webhost might have made a couple of cents for facilitating your FREE download.

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Please don't mischaracterize things.  I think I made a valid point.  If you disagree, you can disagree, but nobody, least of all you, has shown my point to be invalid.  You can cloud the issue by getting into personal attacks, but that says more about you than it does me.

I also never claimed that ArcadeOS was a windows program.  Again, you're stretching to go out of your way to make me look bad - I'm sorry if you've taken some kind of virtual hit to your virtual pride or something, but it's irrelevant.  I actually do have ArcadeOS running from Windows 98 now without any problems.  I don't know if you're aware, but Windows can run DOS applications.  Have you heard about that?

I participate plenty.  In fact I have provided code (via the Apache Project) that this web site uses to serve you guys, among many others.

If I can help anybody else with my knowledge I'm only too happy to oblige. 

I can see obviously there's a hierarchy of old-school posters here who have their feathers ruffled.  If I'm not welcome, I'll gladly go elsewhere.  You don't have to say it twice.  I didn't mean to bust in on a private club here.

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