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Re: Jason Scott wants to port MAME to Javascript
10/31/11 08:56 PM
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> > His purpose for doing this is: > > "The ability to bring software up and running into any browser window will enable > > instant, clear recall and reference of the computing experience to millions." > > > > If I read through the lines, he wants to make it really easy for people to just > take > > a look at older software via emulation. That's cool but what about copyright? > What's > > the use of having a JS port if the user still needs to go and fetch the ROMS and > > such. > > The software can be provided via other, legal means, like the Wayback Archive, which > hosts loads of shareware CDs. There's a lot of -legally available- freeware games and > programs for older computers, too. > > So there's that. The idea is probably that once it's available, more companies will > likely "donate" the programs for educational use. I think.
FTFY.
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