I generally dont know anything about source code aside from the fact that its code and stuff. Is this leak bad? Would it be illegal to download the source code? How do people even get this code?
Who hold u countable for downloading it?I generally dont know anything about source code aside from the fact that its code and stuff. Is this leak bad? Would it be illegal to download the source code? How do people even get this code?
Source code basically means there's no guess-work. it's all the copy-righted code without obfuscation. And so yes, copyrighted materials, downloading it is not legal, which is why you won't see any links on GBAtemp pointing to itI generally dont know anything about source code aside from the fact that its code and stuff. Is this leak bad? Would it be illegal to download the source code? How do people even get this code?
I sure hope people release stuff derived from it anyways, this info is too good to just be stared at. You KNOW something good will come eventually.Could this mean that someone could actually look EXACTLY how Nintendo managed to emulate N64 games perfectly... and update Not64 or Wii64 based on the source code?
DONKEY KONG 64.WAD IS ON IT'S WAY?
I can't possibly imagine having a moral compass when it comes to software. It's just not in me. If someone uses the code as a reference in their emulator, but doesn't copy it and actually writes their own code, there's nothing wrong with that. It's no different than writing an essay, and using online resources written in your own words.This source code, demos and technical info, is not usefull for non devs, because they (the non devs) start guessing this and that and requesting/dreaming/prophetizing/hallucinating things that can be done with it, even though they don't understand a single line of code, nor technical data.
This in the correct hands means infinite possibilities, but as already has been stated, deriving your work from others' is plagiarism (unless it was meant to be open from the very begining) and afaik scene devs like to discover and do things by themselves. Even then, having a glimpse of how things are done from the original source (the creators, engineers and devs), opens everyone's eyes into a new way of doing things.
All in all, this is illegal, because the content and information was not meant to be shared, and was obtained -afaik- in an illegal way.
Time will tell...
I can't possibly imagine having a moral compass when it comes to software. It's just not in me. If someone uses the code as a reference in their emulator, but doesn't copy it and actually writes their own code, there's nothing wrong with that. It's no different than writing an essay, and using online resources written in your own words.
I just thought it would be a bad thing because of the TF2 source leak. But that's probably only because it's an online gameOnly GOOD can come from these leaks, since it's all old stuff. The only bad thing I could possibly see is maybe delaying or scrapping the SM64 remake because of this.
I generally dont know anything about source code aside from the fact that its code and stuff. Is this leak bad? Would it be illegal to download the source code? How do people even get this code?
Just like with every single proprietary source package leaked in the past, shit is NOT going to happen just from private use.I generally dont know anything about source code aside from the fact that its code and stuff. Is this leak bad? Would it be illegal to download the source code? How do people even get this code?
Just like with every single proprietary source package leaked in the past, shit is NOT going to happen just from private use.
Only if you put it in something you release publicly without rewriting it first.