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Make the web API and related infrastructure FOSS too

Open CONIGUERO opened this issue 2 years ago • 2 comments

Is there an existing issue for this?

  • [X] I have searched the existing issues

What feature are you suggesting?

I'm requesting the yuzu web API code, including the multiplayer lobby/room infrastructure, to be released as FOSS just like the emulator itself

Why would this feature be useful?

Many reasons, which include:

  • Transparency - People should know how it works and how their game/personal data is handled.
  • Intellectual curiosity - Same as above but for enriching the community and harbor possible contributions.
  • Self-hosting - It should be possible to set up a fully private multiplayer experience without having to rely on any third-party services.
  • Mantaining the Libre Software Spirit - Yuzu is a FLOSS emulator licensed under the GPLv3. Having proprietary services attached, even if optional, doesn't bode well with that. Even paid Early-Access users can access the source code of their builds.

CONIGUERO avatar Feb 11 '23 23:02 CONIGUERO