Allow Sharing of Freeware ROMs

[Alpha_Guardian]

I know they're not nearly as common as the illegal copyrighted ones, but they DO exist. I think we should allow sharing of freeware ROMs (usually homebrew games).

What do you think of adding that clause to the "no ROMs allowed" rule?

 

[NES_player4LIFE]

I'm sure users have the same access to Google that you and I do, thus there is no need to host them here.

 

[Toasty]

Yeah, this is a discussion board, not really meant for hosting files but for discussing things. If you want to link or attach relevant-to-topic public domain ROMs, it's certainly permissible though. I think we actually have a few links to those scattered about the emulator programming stickies to aid developers.

 

[Alpha_Guardian]

I didn't mean hosting them on here. I just meant being allowed to link to freeware roms which is allowed, so yay.

 

[Fanatic 64]

There's actually a subforum in N64 Downloads for Public Domain ROMs, but it's not listed and it's currently empty: http://www.emutalk.net/forums/73

 

[Beth641]

I'm sure users have the same access to Google that you and I do, thus there is no need to host them here.

Agree.. when we have access then why here?

 

[NES_player4LIFE]

Thank you for your approval. BTW this thread died a week after it was opened.
Please don't bump threads.
/closed

 

[LyonHrt]

i remember a lot of freely released roms that maybe some members of public don't know about, eg bizzare creations, did have their wiz and liz to download on their site, which is a fun commercial game, but it is better just to link them, i did in the past have pdroms on an old site i worked with (consolevision) even worked with a emulator author who did a java gba emulator and not only let you download the games, but play them in your browser!