Re: [GNU-linux-libre] MAME emulator is giving incentive to use non-free software

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On 2016-04-04 12:19, Felipe Sanches wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 4, 2016 at 12:26 AM, alírio eyng <address@hidden> 
> wrote:
> > Felipe Sanches:
> > > I will try not to talk here any more, unless I
> > > have something really new to say.
> > i will probably continue replying while people are quoting me and
> > making proposals or confusing general-purpose runtime dependencies
> > with tools for reverse engineering without understanding the
> > consequences.
>
> MAME provides an interactive debugger that enables reverse engineering
> of the loaded ROMs.
>
> http://letshackarcadegames.com/?p=338
>
> http://letshackarcadegames.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/dkong_watchpoint_barrel.png

Thank you Felipe for sharing all the information about MAME in terms of 
hardware reverse engineering!

I just wanted to add one more thing: The MAME team has done a wonderful 
thing for software freedom by relicensing to GPL. This will help the 
idea of software freedom reach many many more people than it did before.

We should be applauding them and thanking them. It seems sad to me that 
the main focus of the debate is people arguing that MAME is not free 
enough (despite satisfying the four freedoms).

I am not saying the discussion is not important but it is overshadowing 
the fantastic contribution MAME has kindly made to the community.