They probably didn't like me calling out libogc the same way I didn't like that guy (marcan?) calling me a 'dipshit'. Fair I suppose. In hindsight I was a bit irresponsible in that regard.
That being said, devkitpro turning into a business - I'm sorry, but I cannot respect that - call me every dirty name in the book, but that screams 'sellout' to me - yes we have to make a living someway - should we do it by selling our integrity and homebrew along with it? That's a decision people have gotta make for themselves I guess, but unfortunately I think it will ultimately reflect on what their character truly is behind all the smoke and mirrors though.
I made the conscious decision not to do this, go all out and destroy these payware emulator ports' revenue streams - why more people can't take their own stand against 'convenience computing' and 'pay a few bucks for every little thing you download' is beyond me.
Whether you like it or not, and despite al the posturing about being anti-SOPA and all this stuff, this whole idea of 'disposable computing' where we're all behind a cloud and where everybody needs to shell out a couple of bucks for every little download that comes along on some walled garden - it's just a disgusting idea, and it should be stopped before it ever comes a reality. And yet you see people everywhere just plain 'selling out' under the guise of 'gotta make a living' (yeah, you can do just that by getting a REAL JOB - not turning your hobbyist exploits into a revenue stream) - I'm sorry but that's what I see happening - if the shoe fits, wear it.
Anyway, just let it slide - it's not worth it to pontificate over this for another few pages or so - and it's a bit sad to see grown adults probably in their late 20s acting like 12-year old schoolyard kids. I've taken down the parts where I said bad things about libogc. That being said, the points I raised about the 'direction' devkitpro is turning into and hacker's overt 'defense' of the very same industry they're now bitching about - that I will not take down because I believe it to be the truth 100% - you can't say 'support the industry - piracy is bad' and by that repeat the game industry execs' propaganda and then at the same time cry about the videogame industry 'enslaving people' - because it's all the same thing - not a single dime of a game you buy in the store will go towards the actual coders or artists that made that game - the PR managers and the CEOs have their stock options on 'first-day sales' and they're the ones that rake in all the cash - the little people (ie. the coders/artists) at best can get to finally go see their kids or book a vacation - until the next big project comes along.
What is needed here is the same thing Jim Wilson did with pro wrestling - expose it for what it is, demand better working conditions, demand the right to set up a union and demand a shared equity in the billion-dollar profits that are being made that are not being distributed evenly to the people putting all the work in. THAT, my friends, is taking a stand - not putting a pricetag on devkitpro. Unfortunately, the former takes real balls and might get you ostracized in a really vicious way - but it's the only way this situation will turn around instead of crying about it.
