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Re:DuckStation by flykespice on Saturday October 12, 2024 @05:35PM (#41822869)
> Stenzek changed the license because he had a meltdown last month when PCSX2 changed it's license from the LGPL to the GPL (which is allowed by the LGPL; there's nothing dubious about making this change)[1] for... some reason. In response, he threw a tantrum and closed all his open PCSX2 PRs, effectively quitting the project[2][3][4].

Pretty sure it's because he would be "forced" to open-source Aethersx2 (which is an android port of pcsx2).

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Re:DuckStation by lcouturi on Sunday October 13, 2024 @03:41PM (#41830904)
He wouldn't be. AetherSX2 is based on LGPL-era PCSX2 code and license changes don't apply retroactively like that (otherwise, imagine if SDL changed its license to GPL and instantly forced half of PC games to go open source).

It would only prevent him from using code added after the switch to GPL, which is not a problem because AetherSX2 ended development long before PCSX2 switched to the GPL.

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