I have started work on a 3ds application to replace freeShop, since it is broken.
The concept is:
- There is a main program which cannot download any copyrighted material on its own. This program is everything (User Interface, File Management, Plugin Loader, etc) BUT the actual downloading logic.
- There is an abstract plugin structure, in Python, which allows people to write plugins which will A) Search websites B) Download files from specific websites.
- These plugins would be relied upon to download files the same way freeShop relied upon tickets. Meaning, you'll need to either make a plugin yourself, or find one online somewhere that is not GBATemp to actually download roms. All it takes to install a plugin is to place the plugin file in a specific folder.
This is not specifically a ROM downloader, although that's likely what it will be used for. Plugins can be made for any website that has any files available for download, and some way to search the files.
So, I have a few questions for a moderator:
- Am I allowed to post about this project on GBATemp? Including information about it, link to a download of the main program, source code, etc. (Obviously no plugins that allow downloading from illegal sites will be mentioned, linked, etc.)
Another Question:
I'm going to include an example plugin, so others who know python are able to make their own from a reference point.
My main choice is archive.org (Internet Wayback Machine), however it appears this does actually host some copyrighted material. Am I ok to include a plugin for this website? If not, my choice is FileTrip, since that's standard storage for many of GBATemp's files. Is FileTrip ok?
The concept is:
- There is a main program which cannot download any copyrighted material on its own. This program is everything (User Interface, File Management, Plugin Loader, etc) BUT the actual downloading logic.
- There is an abstract plugin structure, in Python, which allows people to write plugins which will A) Search websites B) Download files from specific websites.
- These plugins would be relied upon to download files the same way freeShop relied upon tickets. Meaning, you'll need to either make a plugin yourself, or find one online somewhere that is not GBATemp to actually download roms. All it takes to install a plugin is to place the plugin file in a specific folder.
This is not specifically a ROM downloader, although that's likely what it will be used for. Plugins can be made for any website that has any files available for download, and some way to search the files.
So, I have a few questions for a moderator:
- Am I allowed to post about this project on GBATemp? Including information about it, link to a download of the main program, source code, etc. (Obviously no plugins that allow downloading from illegal sites will be mentioned, linked, etc.)
Another Question:
I'm going to include an example plugin, so others who know python are able to make their own from a reference point.
My main choice is archive.org (Internet Wayback Machine), however it appears this does actually host some copyrighted material. Am I ok to include a plugin for this website? If not, my choice is FileTrip, since that's standard storage for many of GBATemp's files. Is FileTrip ok?
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