Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: Alex Herbert Newsgroups: playstation.ny.program.questions,scee.yaroze.programming.2d_graphics,scee.yaroze.programming.3d_graphics,scee.yaroze.programming.codewarrior,scee.yaroze.programming.gnu_compiler Subject: Re: Dear Sir... Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 18:29:27 +0000 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 53 Message-ID: <363DFA06.D723BBD@ndirect.co.uk> References: <7158bk$fj62@chuka.playstation.co.uk> <363A04CD.E0EA3EBA@mcmail.com> <363D9C4C.3974@bton.ac.uk> <363D9EE0.4684@bton.ac.uk> <363DA1D8.6A0@bton.ac.uk> <363DB13D.12B9188@mcmail.com> <363DEBB7.14FD@bton.ac.uk> NNTP-Posting-Host: th-usr00-46.ndirect.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.5 [en] (Win95; I) X-Accept-Language: en Xref: chuka.playstation.co.uk playstation.ny.program.questions:195 scee.yaroze.programming.2d_graphics:706 scee.yaroze.programming.3d_graphics:998 scee.yaroze.programming.codewarrior:398 scee.yaroze.programming.gnu_compiler:275 BJD3 wrote: > I feel I ought to share my opinion on this little debate: > > (This is really Ben now...) > > Angel didn't get the PsyQs via illegal means - they were created by > (admittedly) underground PS programmers. These are folks who've gotten > hold of the PsyQ dev. kit via unconventional means. So these people are > the ones comitting piracy - not Angel. Simply downloading a PsyQ exe > that somebody else made is not piracy. That's like saying stealing is illegal, but receiving stolen goods is ok. > In fact, I'm pretty sure it is > about as illegal as downloading a shareware utility. The fact that Angel > was trying to use it on his NY is academic. Illegal or not, it's certainly against the spirit of the NY project. > Now don't get me wrong - I'm not condoning piracy; I just feel that > Angel has become a bit of a scapegoat for anti-piracy emotions. And > that. > > Another thing; you are insinuating that these people are using PsyQ for > 'mailcious intent' - now what exactly is malicious about writing games? > These people are doing virtually the same as us - writing games for the > PlayStation. The difference is, that these people are using source > aquired unofficially, and are not being supported by Sony. They have the > same goals as us, and are not evil or anything like that. > But choices have to be made. Buy a dev kit (pro or NY) from Sony and co-opperate with them, or go down the unofficial route and say "stuff you Sony". You can't sit on the fence. If you want to keep your development licence, you have to respect Sony and play by the rules. > > Maybe we could all try to just be friends. > > Anyway, there's my two-bob. > > Ben ;-) > -- > Screw you guys; I'm going home. Talking poo is where I draw the line. > - Cartman > > http://www.netyaroze-europe.com/~bjdarlow - Ben's Yaroze Homepage > http://ituser.it.bton.ac.uk/student/bjd3/ - Ben's Brighton Uni Page Herbs