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Hi
What do you mean 'ancient computer game', it's my latest!
Cheers (Souilsurvivor)
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Hi
What do you mean 'ancient computer game', it's my latest!
Cheers (Souilsurvivor)
This thread was a good read. I've had an arguement in private with a particular moderator who shall remain nameless. He kept saying how bad SlySoft was for stealing the work of the freeware community. This was only speculation of course, which, in the past he would close threads and warn users for 'speculation'.
lmao :clap:That makes me feel blue.
This thread was a good read. I've had an arguement in private with a particular moderator who shall remain nameless. He kept saying how bad SlySoft was for stealing the work of the freeware community. This was only speculation of course, which, in the past he would close threads and warn users for 'speculation'.
I'm not sure if that person would be up to the challenge. Leading him/her into the 'dragons lair' so to speak.Well, he's invited to discuss this with me and I'll be happy to give him all proof he wants to see, to convince him, that we cannot possibly have used any of the freeware community's findings. And he's free to give me all indications he thinks there are, that suggest, we did.
Could I have a link to that thread? It reckon it would be an interesting read!Some even tried to reverse AnyDVD to find out how it works.
That's pretty much what he/she hated. They felt that it was a whole money making scheme. Although, they could not give me proof to back up their claims.The ones who keep claiming, that SlySoft "stole" the heroic work from the community - I sort of think, they don't really believe that themselves, they just want to discredit SlySoft because they don't like the fact, that we're making money with it.
There is more than one, but this seems to be the most recent:Could I have a link to that thread? It reckon it would be an interesting read!
That's pretty much what he/she hated. They felt that it was a whole money making scheme. Although, they could not give me proof to back up their claims.
Most people there think AnyDVD HD has some sort of internal list .There is more than one, but this seems to be the most recent:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=124841
Was it the fact that Slysoft offered a solution so quickly that bothered people so much?
When a moderator starts making those (not so subtle) remarks/questions on Doom9, then I really don't wonder why animosity towards Slysoft begins to spread.
I find there is a lot of animosity directed towards Slysoft in general--especially from the former ripit4me and freeware community. I find the hatred, in general, is unfounded (whether it be out of jealousy or dislike simply because Slysoft products are not free).
At least one moderators on the doom9 (and probably the digital digest forums . . . although I haven't bothered searching) made unkind remarks about how Slysoft operates in the past:
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When a moderator starts making those kinds of remarks on Doom9, then I really don't wonder why animosity begins to spread.
One thing I have to say that I do find humorous is that I haven't seen any mention of DVDFab having stolen anything. [...] Is it purely because at this point it's only in a freeware version?
What happens when the authors consider it complete and add it into the Gold/Platinum versions? Will an outcry take place then?
Was it the fact that Slysoft offered a solution so quickly that bothered people so much?
I believe DVDFab uses open source code originally licensed under the GPL anyway without mentioning it or offering the DVDFab sources, so I don't think Fengtao cares much about open source or what people say. Maybe customers don't care if stolen code is used, as long as it works.One thing I have to say that I do find humorous is that I haven't seen any mention of DVDFab having stolen anything. Maybe people have made comments but I haven't seen it anywhere. I mean DVDFab added the HD/BR support but only to the freeware version until it's more mature, I assume. But I haven't seen any criticism. Is it purely because at this point it's only in a freeware version? What happens when the authors consider it complete and add it into the Gold/Platinum versions? Will an outcry take place then? Was it the fact that Slysoft offered a solution so quickly that bothered people so much?
Sorry, not trying to turn this into a DVDFab thread or anything but it's something that has been nagging at me for awhile. I do consider this relevant to the discussion.
Maybe yes, maybe no. It is very likely, that DVDFab actually is using Doom9's output (I refuse to use the word 'stealing' here).
Ironic isn't it?
Now I think, there are several possible reasons for DVDFab releasing a freeware version, that may all apply (or none):
1. It's simply not mature enough to actually get paid for (because maybe it doesn't exceed the functionality of the freeware tools BackupBluray/HDDVD)
2. They want to "flood" the market with their product by dumping it for free at first, then charge the userbase as soon as it's large enough.
3. They also might not be sure, whether the program will still work, after the upcoming revocations, because the source of their keys is Doom9.org (and who knows, if Doom9 will manage to come up with the new keys at all?).
We certainly wouldn't bet our customer's money on the ability of the Doom9 community to keep up with AACS... (I may be wrong, but It simply sounds too risky to me).
BTW: I don't see why this would be off-topic. The topic is "A question to SlySoft team"
I believe DVDFab uses open source code originally licensed under the GPL anyway without mentioning it or offering the DVDFab sources, so I don't think Fengtao cares much about open source or what people say. Maybe customers don't care if stolen code is used, as long as it works.
Just searching the strings in avcodec.dll shipping with DVDFabPlatinum 3.1.0.8
"This software is derived from the GNU GPL XviD codec (1.1.0).
Your software distributor has to give access to its source code"
Ah, interesting. Where is the link to the source? Where is the copy of the GPL license?
As long as the authors of the code used without license are not complaining... maybe he has a private agreement with them (but I doubt this, as this would certainly be mentioned in the license.txt). Funny license by the way, a chinese software with a license "governed by the laws of the State of South Carolina". But fortunately that's not my business.
Yeah, when linx05 made his comment about a mod I knew who it was immediately.