Re: Bring back nintendo emulators !!!
 

If emulators (not roms) are known to be legal, then how is removing them from the repositories "playing it safe". I agree with what a previous poster said about the FOSS community being very careful about the law, but I believe that is this was a TRUE FOSS site like gnu.org and they were in a similar situation, then the content would remain on the site until it was clear that it was illegal to host it. Censoring content in this manner without any proof of guilt reminds me of ISP's blocking internet accounts without any proof of wrongdoing simply because the RIAA or MPAA asks them nicely (or not nicely). Regardless of whether this settles down and the emulators are returned to the repo's, this whole event is very unsettling from a free (as in speech) software perspective.

Re: Bring back nintendo emulators !!!
 

Because the FSF has lawyers, maemo.org does not.

Re: Bring back nintendo emulators !!!
 

It has nothing to do with censoring content with a lack of proof and everything to do with showing Nokia's good will that they didn't intend to cause Nintendo any harm so that they can both resolve this issue as fast and as trouble-free as possible.

Leaving them up makes you look like you are being malicious and purposely attempting to hurt Nintendo.

Haven't seen anything to back up your claims that maemo.org is any less FOSS than gnu.org though.

Re: Bring back nintendo emulators !!!
 

Censoring content is saying:
-"This kind of app cant run cos we wont let", like Apple does.
-"This kind of functionality cant be duplicated", like Apple does.
-"This kind of content wont be available in our devices", like Apple does.
-"Only possible way to use our device is with our AWESOME syncing software", like Apple does.

So you should think about the possibility of Nokia locking the device in a way that emulators could not be installed...

...like Apple does.

Re: Bring back nintendo emulators !!!
 

whats wiicontrol anyway?
is it the program that lets you use a wiimote as a gamepad on the n900?

if so, does it also work with a nunchuck? (because obviously snes-game wont work only with a wiimote due to the lack of buttons)

Re: Bring back nintendo emulators !!!
 

EDIT : I didn't understand.

Re: Bring back nintendo emulators !!!
 

Wiimotes work fine with SNES as long as your game doesn't need more buttons. I haven't tried the nunchuck with it though so I can't answer.

The real problem though is that the Wii has a randomish lag on all input done. For example, I was playing Super Mario World, a game I can finish with all exits completed without dying once on the SNES or PC emulators. With the wiimote, it's almost impossible. You'll find yourself having all sorts of reaction problems... running off the edge of cliffs and that sort of thing. And because the lag isn't the same at all times, it's impossible to get used to and work around, unfortunately.

Re: Bring back nintendo emulators !!!
 

And I think you didnt understand a word of what I said...

I never meant that emulators cant be installed and never meant that now if we want to install them we need to do it in a hackish way...

Maybe my canadian accent got you confused, eh?

Re: Bring back nintendo emulators !!!
 

It seems I misrerad it, sorry. Must be my French language :p

Re: Bring back nintendo emulators !!!
 

no probz, duuude... :cool: