The developer is facing criticism for breaking RPCS3 GPLv2 license.
Recently, a new PS3 emulator was released for Android called aps3e, generating some initial excitement in the retro community among those who had been waiting for a new way to play their favourite PS3 games on Android handhelds.
However, shortly after the emulator began to make the rounds online, it quickly became clear that all was not quite as above board as initially believed (thanks Android Authority!). The crux of the problem comes down to this: aps3 is only a partially open-source emulator but reportedly contains code from the existing PS3 emulator RPCS3 (which is currently unavailable for Android), without adhering to the conditions of its GPLv2 license. This license states that any modified code based on RPCS3 must also be released publicly in full, something that the creator of aps3e has so far failed to do. There are also suggestions the project is using code from other projects too (including Termux), potentially throwing up even further issues.
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The developer is facing criticism for breaking RPCS3 GPLv2 license.
Recently, a new PS3 emulator was released for Android called aps3e, generating some initial excitement in the retro community among those who had been waiting for a new way to play their favourite PS3 games on Android handhelds.
However, shortly after the emulator began to make the rounds online, it quickly became clear that all was not quite as above board as initially believed (thanks Android Authority!). The crux of the problem comes down to this: aps3 is only a partially open-source emulator but reportedly contains code from the existing PS3 emulator RPCS3 (which is currently unavailable for Android), without adhering to the conditions of its GPLv2 license. This license states that any modified code based on RPCS3 must also be released publicly in full, something that the creator of aps3e has so far failed to do. There are also suggestions the project is using code from other projects too (including Termux), potentially throwing up even further issues.
Read the full article on timeextension.com
