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A ''bad feature'' is a feature that is not generally accepted in the emule network. Examples of this are very high ratio's (1: 5=bad), Credit shaping, automatically taking completed file offline. Some people call these feature illegal, but most they just do not confer to the board rules of http://forum.emule-project.net
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A ''bad feature'' is a feature that is not generally accepted in the eMule network. Examples of this are very high ratios (1: 100=bad), credit shaping, automatically taking completed file offline. Some people call these feature illegal, but most they just do not confer to the board rules of http://forum.emule-project.net
  
 
== Very bad features. ==
 
== Very bad features. ==
  
There are also features that hurt the network. Features like spam, 0-upload or no ratio are examples of this.  
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There are also features that hurt the network. Spam, no-upload or no ratio are examples of this.  
  
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== GPL breakers ==
  
== GPL violators ==
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eMule is released under the [[http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GPL]]. Any mod that does not comply with that license is a gpl breaker.
 
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eMule is released under the [[http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GPL]]. Any mod that does not comply with that license is a gpl viloators.
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Some examples.
 
Some examples.
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=== Note ===
 
=== Note ===
* Linking to the official emule source is not enough. YOu have to release full sources yourself!  
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* Linking to the official emule source is not enough. You have to release the full sources yourself!  
* Note that a version that does not include sources can have all kind of unwanted spyware/adware/trojans included. This happens more that you would think!
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* Note that a version that does not include sources can have all kind of unwanted spyware/adware/trojans included. This happens more often that you would think!
  
 
== Disadvantages ==
 
== Disadvantages ==
  
If you use a leecher modification this might be detected by other clients with touch anti leecher detection. SO you might loose potential source when using a leecher mod. THere are also those who put all ip's that use a leecher mod on a ipfilter list. YOu might be branded for a long time if you use a leecher mod.
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If you use a leecher modification, it may be detected by other clients with anti leecher detection; so you might lose potential sources when using a leecher mod. There are also those who put all IPs that use a leecher mod in an ipfilter list. You may be branded for a long time if you use a leecher mod.
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So don't.
  
 
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Revision as of 22:36, 30 April 2008

A bad feature is a feature that is not generally accepted in the eMule network. Examples of this are very high ratios (1: 100=bad), credit shaping, automatically taking completed file offline. Some people call these feature illegal, but most they just do not confer to the board rules of http://forum.emule-project.net

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Very bad features.

There are also features that hurt the network. Spam, no-upload or no ratio are examples of this.

GPL breakers

eMule is released under the [GPL]. Any mod that does not comply with that license is a gpl breaker.

Some examples.

  • Not releasing/hosting source. Read this FAQ!
  • Claiming you wrote the software without giving credit where credit is due. (see section 2 of the gpl!)

Note

  • Linking to the official emule source is not enough. You have to release the full sources yourself!
  • Note that a version that does not include sources can have all kind of unwanted spyware/adware/trojans included. This happens more often that you would think!

Disadvantages

If you use a leecher modification, it may be detected by other clients with anti leecher detection; so you might lose potential sources when using a leecher mod. There are also those who put all IPs that use a leecher mod in an ipfilter list. You may be branded for a long time if you use a leecher mod.

So don't.

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