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02 January 2022, 11:20
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So there is no other way other than to use WHDLoad. ( or they would have to sell us cracked games; or ship the A500 Mini with a copy protection sheet for every game included ) WHDLoad makes the A500 Mini possible in the first place and i will not accept this kind of rude behaviour against Master Wepl or the WHDload slave community ! I usually always try to be positive, but this behaviour makes me really mad 
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22 January 2022, 21:33
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Fanatically Amiga.
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Well it looks like I am sitting on the side lines with a bag of Popcorn with this one. I was going to preorder but I will hold off.
WHDLOAD is a deal breaker, and i cannot believe they did not license WHDLOAD. |
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22 January 2022, 22:37
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I have heard that they have now made contact regarding this but as yet no agreement has been reached.
The clock is ticking..... |
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01 February 2022, 15:33
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Targ Explorer
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What is the situation regarding the use of WHDLoad slaves in a commercial product?
Will the A500 mini owners need to contract with each slave author? |
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01 February 2022, 15:38
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Mostly Harmless
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Each slave has it's own license, so some or all may be compatible with commercial use. Retro Games would need to check each slave individually.
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01 February 2022, 17:14
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Guess another Amiga-related soap then  Let's see if they get something arranged before official release date.You would expect a company of this caliber to have sufficient legal knowledge/people to check all of this way earlier. On the other hand, they've got the games itself licensed I guess, so they could go for adf only solutions. As long as they keep the WHDLoad support in there, hehehe. |
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01 February 2022, 17:20
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Going nowhere
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This has now been resolved as of today
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01 February 2022, 17:27
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Hope they payed all involved!
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02 February 2022, 04:25
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Fanatically Amiga.
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I would like to see it getting hacked so it could run HDF files and boot to a workbench for example, assuming it uses linux with say fs-uae. A few people I have spoke to about it have said "you know there are emulation software that is free", and I am like "Ummm yeah and I have them". |
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02 February 2022, 04:27
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Fanatically Amiga.
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You can bet that WEPL would have pushed for the appropriate remuneration for the use of WHDLOAD. The crux of the matter is that Retro Ltd or whatever they are called, wanted to use WHDLOAD in a commercial product, that they were selling for profit. |
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02 February 2022, 09:58
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Fanatically Amiga.
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So for the slaves, they are provided for the benefit of the Amiga community, but the moment you use them in a commercial sense (Like Retro Games LTD) then you need agreements with WEPL and the Install creators. As a plain user, you are 100% in the good basket. But the moment you try and provide through retail, anything to do with WHDLOAD, you need a commercial agreement. |
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02 February 2022, 10:33
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02 February 2022, 16:12
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cheers to Torti-the-Smurf for sniffing this issue out 
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03 February 2022, 16:00
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WTF does that meddling smurf have to do with anything when it was that spanner named nick that started the thread? You and torti been on the smurf berries again? |
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03 February 2022, 19:02
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hehe indeed cheers go to spannernick the thread starter must have had too many late night 'refreshments' and thought the smurf started it
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04 February 2022, 22:28
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Good to hear this has been resolved and I hope it is a satisfactory resolution for all parties involved.
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05 February 2022, 21:51
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Please don’t support the creation of more electronic junk that only hurts our environment. |
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08 February 2022, 17:21
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