The battle continues! The fallout is ongoing from the legal battle between Nintendo and yuzu that saw the yuzu team fold.
It's getting increasingly difficult for anyone to host a copy of the original code, or forks that continue it on, as Nintendo are not stopping in their battle against the popular Switch emulator. Nintendo sent another DMCA over to GitHub which caused 8,535 source code repositories to go offline
In the DMCA notice available on GitHub it mentions:
Note: Because the reported network that contained the allegedly infringing content was larger than one hundred (100) repositories, and the submitter alleged that all or most of the forks were infringing to the same extent as the parent repository, GitHub processed the takedown notice against the entire network of 8,535 repositories, inclusive of the parent repository.
The DMCA also states that yuzu "illegally circumvents Nintendo’s technological protection measures and runs illegal copies of Nintendo Switch games".
GitLab isn't safe for yuzu-related code either, since they took down suyu too.
Pictured - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Credit: Nintendo
Meanwhile, Ryujinx is just sat over there in the corner, hoping Nintendo don't come calling.
Nintendo are clearly keeping a constant watch on anything related to yuzu, and they're quite busy lately, even putting Garry's Mod in their sights to get content removed.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
It's not that hard and really should be for folks who can code like that. I administer a Gitlab server and sure it's frequent updates, but other than that it'a piece of cake. Just host it somewhere DMCA does not apply.
This issue is another good indicator why the "cloud" is not a good idea. It's just a fancy name for someone else's server. This goes for most things. Technically competent people should really have their own DNS, email etc. as Internet was originally designed.
Nateman1000 May 3
Quoting: TeomyrI really don't understand why these people doesn't run their own Gitlab server (or similar) ?not everyone has the time or resources to set up their own server, LET ALONE THEIR OWN DNS AND EMAIL. Edit: It’s easy for you because you administer one. That would be like a doctor wondering why people don’t do their own medical appointments because it’s easy for them
It's not that hard and really should be for folks who can code like that. I administer a Gitlab server and sure it's frequent updates, but other than that it'a piece of cake. Just host it somewhere DMCA does not apply.
This issue is another good indicator why the "cloud" is not a good idea. It's just a fancy name for someone else's server. This goes for most things. Technically competent people should really have their own DNS, email etc. as Internet was originally designed.
Last edited by Nateman1000 on 4 May 2024 at 1:49 pm UTC
Honestly I wonder how much consideration was put into trying to sue each individual distributor, because it's not like Nintendo's lawyers would hesitate to sue individuals into indentured servitude for the rest of their life.
Last edited by JustinWood on 3 May 2024 at 3:05 pm UTC
Nateman1000 May 3
Quoting: GuestOh my goodness. My rage at Nintendo has no words. Why are they going after random GitHub repos and not people who are pro emulation like Linus Sebastian? Is it because they only go after people who can't fight back?there’s a difference between suing an emulator and people who are pro emulation. (Usually) you can’t sue people for their opinions
It seems everone can (Sent DMCA) it seems.. So that site is not really Trustworthy of keeping it.
To make it harder for them to find you, you could clone locally, create a new repo and upload it ex-novo.
Clone today, upload in a month or so would be even better.
Last edited by kokoko3k on 3 May 2024 at 5:03 pm UTC
reality
Last edited by mrdeathjr on 3 May 2024 at 3:26 pm UTC
Send DMCA! Nuke them all!
17070 forks in the Github...
Quoting: Nateman1000not everyone has the time or resources to set up their own server, LET ALONE THEIR OWN DNS AND EMAIL.
You make it sound like it's a massive job or really expensive. Yes, it does take a few hours initially setting everything up, but then it's like a few hours a year running a server with DNS, email, web and gitlab. Hosting somewhere sure also cost a little bit if you don't have a permanent IP at home, but for a small server it's maybe 10 € per month. I say it's always worth it to avoid all the problems of using someone else's server. DNS especially is dead simple and there is no reason anyone even slightly technically competent should not run their own server. You can even do it on a dynamically assigned IP. That way you avoid all the spying and censoring.
Of course it's not for everyone and their grandmother but this thread was about people trying to develop an emulator and if you can program on that level you really should be able to set up your own Gitlab server or I am definitely going to question your competence.
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