DaveC posted on May 20 2004 at 03:00 AM said:
fdave posted on May 19 2004 at 10:10 PM said:
Not really. (If I was doing Atari Lynx I'd start from stratch with my own 6502 emu rather than building on someone elses code.)
Ok how much $ do you want to do it?
There's a few reasons why I don't sell emulators or do donations, Zodiac-style:
Firstly I really think it's wrong to sell old other peoples IP for cash, unless it's officially licensed which I *always* always try to do with all of my emulators (and usually fail).
Secondly because of the legal mess that can ensue. You have effectively started a business selling copyrighted material, and companies do NOT like that. Think pirate CDs.
Thirdly, because of my work contract. I work for a games company and in my contract it doesn't allow me to work for anyone else. The Zodiac dev would definitely be considered a job in my mind. I might ask the boss as some point whether I could do some stuff, but I imagine he wouldn't be keen.
And finally, no offense but the amounts involved are not really that large
A few hundred pounds is really nothing compared to the time I've taken working on some of my emulators. It really not worth getting a few tenners for the legal risk. I'm really not in it for the money, it's an interesting hobby which takes my mind off my real job
Really, you should hang onto your cash