Dirty Tactics ahoy

[robocelot]

Why do you think there are those links at the top of the page for the 'Success HK' store ? I'd imagine they have negotiated some sort of advertising space exclusivity.

Hell, SuccessHK gets 'news' postings on slow news days -- it's almost akin to sanctioned spam. I remember when every time the Wii got any new accessories you would see 5-6 'news' posts in succession, in EVERY DCemu news forum. Sponsorship is one thing, but there's a fine line between sponsoring and shilling.

Back to the issue at hand. I personally feel uncomfortable with the exchange of money for 'freeware' in lieu of exclusivity. Once the genie is out of the bottle there is no putting it back in. When money is waved around like a carrot and developers flock to it, then it becomes only a matter of the size of the carrot and not who is dangling it.

It sets a very dangerous precident that could open the sites and homebrewers up to legal problems from the likes of Sony. It can be easily construed as money being used to fund piracy. Do you think sites like M** C** are going to stand behind the developers they have attracted if/when the lawyers come calling? I doubt it.

[qskint]

why shouldnt they offer money to get releases before other sites? its not like its illegal or really harming anyone, least the coders get something back, why shouldnt they get any money for the hard work they put in?

[jamotto]

Unless these programmers where tortured into accepting these payments , I don't see what the problem is.

[Cokemusic]

I'll probably never use Max Console anymore or reduce my usage of that site to minimal.

I hate webites purley driven by financial gain.

[qskint]

its called business

[Vega]

its called business

Coders, to my understanding, code to release a product to anyone who wants to download it. Why should a website try to monopolise open source pieces of work?
If a coder chooses to accept an offer from any website to exclusively release their work, then fine. After all, it is their work.
But what you have to understand is that these websites are not doing this for the coders, they are doing it to benefit themselves and hurt other PSP websites while they are doing it.

[qskint]

the original post is stating that a website has gone to coders and offered them money to give them exclusive releases, which there shouldn't be any problem with at all. these coders deserve to make a little money if people are willing to give it to them.

if the website is basically selling software without someones consent then that would be a problem.

[jools]

what kind of a world do we live in? :P

[Fanjita]

People who post about not caring about drama care more then they tend to think. How is the mess about your leak of the Pandora going? I've narrowed it down to one of your group members

Congrats, must have taken a lot of research... like reading the release post... Incidentally, I don't consider that scene drama, but an issue amongst the people concerned, though the public was due an explanation as to the reasoning, and it was given.

I don't see a problem with a coder being paid for his services, but associating with s$#@! makes it a problem.

Last I heard there was some sort of freedom to choose one's associates. Maybe things have changed since I was a lad, but back then it was a question of personal taste and perspective.

If we go with your principle here, then we'd have to condemn dcemu by association, for siding with the wacky slander that you seem to feel the need to post. But Wraggy is free to have his opinions, at least in my book. So are you, but I'd certainly prefer to see them posted as speculation rather than fact.

[Fanjita]

He deserves to make a little bit of cash for his effort in my opinion.

I'm all for that, but it ought to either be done openly and honestly, or without complaint about others who do the same.