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Post #13 by Mac128
Source Forum68kMLA
CategoryTroubleshooting
Post DateSun, 13 Sep 2009 - 18:17
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/my-mini-vmac-3-1-2b-builds-win32.18426/
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Mind telling us why we should use that instead of the currently available builds?What do yours have to offer over other ones?
You don't need to buy activation codes or enter a temporary code every time you start up the emulator.
You don't for the normal Plus 4M one, but for the Varriations Service you do.
MacGeek, while you are well within your rights to do this under the terms of the Mini vMac GNU GPL, you are doing Paul Pratt and Mini vMac development a huge disservice.

As Paul clearly states on his site, he needs money to speed development. Any donation counts. He specifically compiled those versions to help increase donations. For you to circumvent that for EVERYONE by compiling your own versions and freely distributing them, you are taking money out of Paul's pocket and discouraging folks from donating, or at a minimum visting his site to learn about donating.

For someone who seems to be hugely impatient to receive everything now as well as functional improvements on the Mac II and PowerBook 100, you have a funny way of showing your support for Paul's efforts. Have you done ANYTHING for Paul to justify this flagrant disregard for the project's needs? Have you developed additional code to help complete various emulators faster? Have you offered any services to him? And even if you have, it does not justify you taking away a means of financial support which Paul took some pains to set up, especially since any contribution you could make to the project pales by comparison to the source material you are freely appropriating. Sure, share your builds with your friends, but don't post them on the internet for everyone to find.

This shows great disregard for the very thing you clearly take for granted.

mp.ls