Forking a repo is not the same as developing it. Any idiot can rehost the existing source code, but all the developers with knowledge of the code base and project just got axed by Nintendo.
The commit history is gone, there’s a brand-new Patreon link, and most of the submodules aren’t included. I find it hard to believe that developers are going to trust that it isn’t a cash grab, let alone possible to even compile.
What we need to do is have an anonymous program get uploaded online that can decrypt these games with prodkeys. And then have it play these decrypted games completely removing the prodkey shit
I hate to be that guy, but it doesn’t seem like there’s anything to this fork. At least a few links in the README don’t work, and the domain for the “email” is actively for sale. The owner of the repository doesn’t seem to have any real previous projects on their GitHub account.
I can understand that it’s a new fork, but in my mind you’d want to at least make sure the Readme is… passable before you spread the word and make a Patreon for the project.
EDIT: The Patreon link has been removed since I made this comment. I’m still incredibly skeptical of the project though
Yeah… I looked at the project’s subreddit, and I don’t expect it to last long. The creator’s idea of avoiding Nintendo’s legal team boils down to “assert emulation is legal and condemn piracy within our dev team and community.”
I don’t mean to be a dick, but I don’t think the guy knows what he’s doing. The only way an actively-maintained fork is going to avoid the same fate is if they either give up before Nintendo cares, or:
Stripped out the code that gave Nintendo’s argument validity in the first place;
Did not make money off the project; and
Stayed far the hell away from retail game emulation, focusing on perfect compatibility for homebrew entirely.
Even then, there’s a good chance they’re screwed either way. The original Yuzu devs agreed to Nintendo’s terms of explicitly naming Yuzu as a circumvention tool. Settlements don’t serve as precedent, but I suspect it’s going to be extremely hard to argue that a minimal derivative of a circumvention tool is not still a circumvention tool when the original creators stated they designed it as such.
I’m sure a lot of forks will pop up right around this time. I’ll be less skeptical of them once I see actual commits made to the codebase instead of things like just changing the readme
They have a bunch of lawyers inhouse who do this as part of their day job. Sending a cease & desist to github and patreon costs them nothing extra, and neither of those will fight Nintendo in court to protect IP infringements.
Conservatively, if several thousand forks appear, they may hire an additional person and cost themselves a couple hundred thousand. Given your point, there must be a more effective way to be an attrition-based nuisance.
Until the dust has settled, and there are a significant amount of pull request and contributions, I’m not considering this as an actual fork, it’s just a repo mirror, on GitHub, which can be taken down at any moment.
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The Hydra Effect
Well that didn’t take long.
Yeah, lots of people forked it. But most are laying low at the moment. This one probably won’t last long.
Edit: “Contribute to Nikilites/nuzu development by creating an account on GitHub.” Now it kind of sounds like a honeypot.
That sounds like the default GitHub boilerplate message, to be fair.
Yep, and if they’re not behind 10 vpns and a randomly generated username then they’re going to get sued into oblivion before close of business Friday
Rofl this is great 😂
Whoever works on it better hide behind multiple VPNs in different countries.
It also helps to outwardly state your country of residence in a public forum.
Is this the new seven proxies?
Forking a repo is not the same as developing it. Any idiot can rehost the existing source code, but all the developers with knowledge of the code base and project just got axed by Nintendo.
The commit history is gone, there’s a brand-new Patreon link, and most of the submodules aren’t included. I find it hard to believe that developers are going to trust that it isn’t a cash grab, let alone possible to even compile.
Don’t contribute to anything right now. Lay low. Keep your source backups. Don’t pay money to some rando’s patreon
What we need to do is have an anonymous program get uploaded online that can decrypt these games with prodkeys. And then have it play these decrypted games completely removing the prodkey shit
I hate to be that guy, but it doesn’t seem like there’s anything to this fork. At least a few links in the README don’t work, and the domain for the “email” is actively for sale. The owner of the repository doesn’t seem to have any real previous projects on their GitHub account.
I can understand that it’s a new fork, but in my mind you’d want to at least make sure the Readme is… passable before you spread the word and make a Patreon for the project.
EDIT: The Patreon link has been removed since I made this comment. I’m still incredibly skeptical of the project though
Yeah… I looked at the project’s subreddit, and I don’t expect it to last long. The creator’s idea of avoiding Nintendo’s legal team boils down to “assert emulation is legal and condemn piracy within our dev team and community.”
I don’t mean to be a dick, but I don’t think the guy knows what he’s doing. The only way an actively-maintained fork is going to avoid the same fate is if they either give up before Nintendo cares, or:
Even then, there’s a good chance they’re screwed either way. The original Yuzu devs agreed to Nintendo’s terms of explicitly naming Yuzu as a circumvention tool. Settlements don’t serve as precedent, but I suspect it’s going to be extremely hard to argue that a minimal derivative of a circumvention tool is not still a circumvention tool when the original creators stated they designed it as such.
Yep. We need a separate completely anonymous “pastebin special” program that can decrypt these games.
Here is another: https://github.com/Crimson-Hawk/suyu
I’m sure a lot of forks will pop up right around this time. I’ll be less skeptical of them once I see actual commits made to the codebase instead of things like just changing the readme
I would say don’t make a freaking patreon for it. You know what companies hate even more than people using thier IPs? Getting money while doing it.
This looks like a straight cash grab. I bet the whoever owns this github won’t work on it at all.
Nah fuck that, let’s all make a patreon for every. single. fork.
Let’s see if Nintendo’s unlimited legal budget is unlimited or ISP “unlimited”
You have fun with that.
They have a bunch of lawyers inhouse who do this as part of their day job. Sending a cease & desist to github and patreon costs them nothing extra, and neither of those will fight Nintendo in court to protect IP infringements.
Conservatively, if several thousand forks appear, they may hire an additional person and cost themselves a couple hundred thousand. Given your point, there must be a more effective way to be an attrition-based nuisance.
Go ahead, be the change you want to see.
Seems sketchy and half assed
Until the dust has settled, and there are a significant amount of pull request and contributions, I’m not considering this as an actual fork, it’s just a repo mirror, on GitHub, which can be taken down at any moment.