alfagun74

@alfagun74@lemmy.world

I am a software engineer who apparently is mildly interested in computers and videogames.

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alfagun74,

No. There are releases to download on github aswell.

See here: gamevau.lt/docs/client-docs/setup#alternative-ins…

alfagun74,

always has been

alfagun74,

polluting the FOSS-environment
pretending to be a part of the open source world
normally open source software doesn’t have a commercial business plan from the get go

Seriously? GameVault was never Open Source, and it’s clear you didn’t bother to check. Two developers are simply asking for support to keep their project going, and you’re throwing around terms like “capitalists” and “moneymoneymoney mindset”? Do we look like fucking EA, asking you for 100$ every year for the same game and their shitty lootboxes? Get real. Its only a way to support us a bit and get something in return. Why is Patreon okay for Youtubers and Artists, but as soon as a developer starts a model like that it is considered GREEDY?!

For fucks sake, we even offer options to bypass the paywall if you can’t afford it, but apparently, that’s not enough for you. Pull your head out of the fucking clouds and actually read before you start raging. It’s because of people like you with your free-rider mindset that open source devs often struggle. You would not work for free either and then have to explain to your wife and family why you waste so much time into a project you could earn something with while you’re struggling to pay for groceries.

alfagun74, (edited )

It is the old crack pipe but it already features way more than just visualizing your game collection and there are a bunch more features in the oven.

The 49€ a year have been selected very carefully and when comparing it to other subscriptions today, are actually pretty reasonably priced.

You don’t need the subscription or it’s features to use GameVault. It’s designed to be totally optional and bypassable. If you enjoyed using it until now, nothing will change for you. See plus more like a “thank you” for a 5€ donation monthly instead of a real subscription service. You can compare it to stuff like patreon.

alfagun74,

you do you, its just a warning because of potential malware, i’d personally rather self-compile than pirate something when i have the damn source-code.

alfagun74,

No of course not 😂

I needed some games to show the UI properly so I created some empty zip-file mocks of popular games like “Assassin’s Creed 2.zip”.

GameVault doesn’t care what’s inside.

alfagun74,

Last time I checked renaming an empty text file to “Assassin’s Creed 2.zip” was legal in my jurisdiction but I now must fear a C&D Letter from Ubisoft it seems lmao.

alfagun74,

due to popularity, but you can contact us via Email, Reddit, Lemmy or Github Issues / Discussions aswell

alfagun74,

You either know the exact use case and need somehting like this or you don’t.

A lot of people just want to share their accumulated videogame libraries with their families and friends in some kind of platform.

alfagun74,

For inatallers

alfagun74,

Thank you for understanding. It was honestly a hard decision to make and i really respect every single open-source-developer out there, from the bottom of my heart. But having talked to them i really realized the cruel truth in this capitalist world is most of them have a hard time keeping the lights on using their work. It’s really a bummer.

alfagun74,

I was side-eying GIMP i guess. Didn’t work for us though. 😅

alfagun74,

Good News

alfagun74,

thanks ill fix it in a couple mins :)

alfagun74,

Sure, but if you get my point, you’ll see that I aim to safeguard our work from being used for profit by someone that did not contribute anything to it. As for the subscription features we’re thinking about for the future, my idea is to let users tweak the source code for their own needs without any charge and the license perfectly fits these needs.

alfagun74,

There’s nothing illegal about GameVault. It’s a tool. It can be used correctly for its intended purpose or misused by others. Banning it would be like banning cars because some people use them as weapons instead of for transportation. So no, I don’t fear any trouble at all. After all, platforms like Plex/Jellyfin, which are basically GameVault for Movies and TV Series, are doing totally fine and are well-established in the general public already.

alfagun74,

Okay let’s be clear here: NO open source license disallows commercial use by a third party. It’s literally against the definition of open-source-software. It’s even green on the very site you linked.

alfagun74,

just join our discord (linked in the post) and ask for a helping hand, there are plenty of users already running it. Maybe you can improve the docs there aswell, as they are a community effort.

alfagun74,

“gimp” is a slur for disabled people. Thats what i am talking about.

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