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| − | A ''bad feature'' is a feature that is not generally accepted in the | + | 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. | + | 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 [[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 | + | |
Some examples. | Some examples. | ||
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=== Note === | === Note === | ||
| − | * Linking to the official emule source is not enough. | + | * 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! | + | * 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 | + | 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. | ||
[[Category:terms]] | [[Category:terms]] | ||
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.
