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HKayn

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Admin & sysadmin of a Warframe-focused Lemmy instance at dormi.zone.

Developer of a UI mod for Vivaldi Browser: github.com/HKayn/vivaldi-vh

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Microsoft has gone too far: including a Game Pass ad in the Settings app ushers in a whole new age of ridiculous over-advertising ( www.techradar.com )

Windows 11 is getting out of hand with its push for advertisments, frankly - remember the recent full-screen pop-up to persuade users to install Edge or other Microsoft services? Then another advertisment was placed in the Start menu, and now Microsoft has finally worn my temper thin - with a new Game Pass ad coming to the...

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Everyone in this thread is already using Linux and just using this thread to circlejerk about issues the average Windows user won't care about.

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*price

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I'm noticing this misconception in a lot of places.

Just because something is on GitHub, doesn't mean it's open source.

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I’m seeing this misconception in a lot of places.

Just because something is on GitHub, doesn’t mean it’s open source. It doesn't automatically grant permission to share either.

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The industry takes advantage of open source projects that have permissive licenses. This is an important distinction.

If you didn't release your code with a permissive license (or even with a license at all), you have rights that protect you and your code. The only issue is that copyright infringement can often be hard to prove if you didn't plan ahead for it.

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Correct, you are allowed to click the "fork" button and nothing else. You're still not allowed to download, use, modify, compile or redistribute the code in any way that doesn't involve the "fork" button.

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No, this is not correct at all! You keep limiting yourself to the terms "open source" and "closed source".

Any code you create, you own by copyright. Even if it is public on GitHub, you're still the lone copyright owner and no one is legally allowed to do with it what isn't allowed by a license.

Projects on GitHub without an open source license are only "functionally open source" to the same extent that pirated games are "functionally free".

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☝️ This user has never donated to libre software.

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Order of operations is too ambiguous, needs more parentheses

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My GOG and Bandcamp libraries.

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After switching to Kagi, I see no reason to return to an ad-supported search engine.

Dead Games News: Response from UK Government ( www.youtube.com )

From the videos description: News on what the UK government response means on the issue of game destruction by publishers! It's not all awful, just most of it! Also, some news on how the campaign to end game destruction is going internationally. Relevant links below:...

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I'm currently at work, so disclaimer: the following is an AI-generated summary.

  • The UK government has responded to the petition to stop game publishers from destroying players' access to purchased games, but the response is complex and not entirely straightforward.
  • The government's response suggests there may be some legal avenues to pursue, particularly around the requirement for clear information to be provided to consumers about the longevity of online games.
  • The key issue seems to be that most online games do not clearly disclose when their service will be shut down, depriving consumers of information needed to make an informed purchase decision.
  • Pursuing this angle through consumer protection regulations like the CPRs may be more promising than directly trying to prevent game shutdowns, which the government response suggests is not clearly prohibited.
  • However, there are many open questions about the specifics of how to report and pursue potential violations, including around time limits, penalties, and differences between UK and Scottish law.
  • The creator of the video acknowledges this is a complex legal maze, but believes there is potential to do "a lot of damage" to the industry if the right approach can be identified.
  • Gathering more signatures on the UK petition may help, but the creator is skeptical this alone will lead to legislative change.
  • Overall, the response provides some promising leads, but significant work is still needed to determine the best path forward and how to effectively leverage the apparent legal violations.
  • The creator expresses frustration at having to essentially act as "self-checkout law enforcement" to get the government to enforce existing consumer protection laws.
  • Despite the challenges, the creator remains determined to find a way to hold game publishers accountable and prevent the destruction of purchased games.
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I can understand the decision somewhat.

Putting "The Lord of the Rings" first in the title would imply that this furthers the main canon, when it's actually only set in its universe.

They could have indeed chosen a better subtitle though, like "from The Lord of the Rings".

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You're linking to a halfhearted attempt at an exposé written by someone who acts unreasonable towards any attempts at clarification.

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virtually no exposure at all

That is not correct: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40011314

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This basically boils down to "read the terms & conditions", which isn't unreasonable.

If a game states in its terms that access may be revoked at any time and you buy the game, then you have no reason to be surprised when access is eventually revoked.

Obviously when terms aren't clear enough or intentionally obfuscated, that's indeed an issue for legislation to act upon.

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I didn't say they deserve no protection at all. You are twisting my words because my opinion doesn't align with yours.

I advocate for games having a clear indicator for any online dependencies. I do not advocate for outlawing said dependencies or mandating "offline patches".

If you are clearly told that you're buying an ephemeral product and you are still surprised when it shuts down, then I don't know what to tell you.

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With GOG, you can at least have full confidence that the game will continue to work without any outside connections.

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Why wouldn't it be legal?

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Again, why would it not fly in the EU?

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I've seen hearsay that there have been Yuzu patches specifically to aid compatibility with TOTK before it was officially out, which would have greatly supported the "mainly/primarily used for piracy" argument in court.

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Just why do people on Lemmy need to turn every unrelated post into some anti-capitalist rant?

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That's always so easy to say, isn't it?

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And this is the aggressive attitude I was just talking about.

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