MAME To Become GPL?

Posted by timothy on Wednesday November 13, 2002 @10:27AM from the would-be-nice dept.

BigJimSlade writes "The 'What's New' file for the latest release of the Multi Arcade Machine Emulator (or MAME, as it is more affectionately known) states that the developers/maintainers are considering re-licensing the not-so-open source code under the GPL/LGPL. Currently the source is under a slightly restrictive licence that prevents modifications to certain areas of code from being redistributed. (L)GPL source for this project would be quite a boon for devlopers, who could reuse the CPU cores and other key components in other OSS projects."

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Mame Going OpenSource by DarkKnightRadick · 2002-11-13 10:35 · Score: 0, Redundant

I tihnk it's great that MAME has finally gone Open Source, but another poster made a far more important point, IMO. The ROM liscensing. As far as I know, ROM's are only legal to have if you own the game (either the cartridge or the cabinet).

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