Clearing up the Exophase-Takka gpSP issue

The whole Takka–Exophase fiasco has gone too far, and we need to clear up the details before the whole matter gets muddled up by more misunderstanding. First of all, QJ did not intend to cause a ruckus by taking down Takka’s gpSP v0.8 kai 2.9 article and by saying that Exophase did not give Takka his permission to use the code to the gpSP app, implying that it was at Exophase’s request that we removed the post.

Exophase did not request to have the post and the file taken down. We decided to take down the article on Takka’s version of the GBA emulator because of an overwhelming outcry from a lot of users who thought that having the post removed would be best, based on Exophase’s expression of displeasure over the said app. And although we understand their sentiment to protect Exophase and his creation, most of these people thought that having the article taken down was what Exophase wanted. In fact, it wasn’t what the dev wanted.

Exophase’s gpSP was released under GPL, so the use of the code would be “permitted”, legal. What Exophase wanted was not to have the file and post taken down. He only wanted Takka to consult with him or inform him about what direction he (Takka) would be taking Exophase’s code before grabbing the code and releasing his own version of the app.

We admit that we, too, are at fault. By posting this article, we stated that Takka used Exophase’s gpSP code without permission, and we implied that Takka “stole” the code. (Like we just said here, the code to gpSP was released under GPL for common use.) Our statement and our action have now caused a lot of people to take sides.

We are sorry if our actions – based also on the users’ reactions – have caused this little misunderstanding between Exophase and Takka to be exaggerated. Again, we’re sorry.

In order to avoid a repeat of this incident, we encourage devs who might have issues with their apps or games posted in QJ to contact us.

We’ve provided links to the file and the source code we previously removed from the site. The complete changelog can be found at “Full Article”.

Download: [gpSP v0.8 kai 2.9]
Download: [gpSP v0.8 kai 2.9 Source Code]

The whole Takka–Exophase fiasco has gone too far, and we need to clear up the details before the whole matter gets muddled up by more misunderstanding. First of all, QJ did not intend to cause a ruckus by taking down Takka’s gpSP v0.8 kai 2.9 article and by saying that Exophase did not give Takka his permission to use the code to the gpSP app, implying that it was at Exophase’s request that we removed the post.

Exophase did not request to have the post and the file taken down. We decided to take down the article on Takka’s version of the GBA emulator because of an overwhelming outcry from a lot of users who thought that having the post removed would be best, based on Exophase’s expression of displeasure over the said app. And although we understand their sentiment to protect Exophase and his creation, most of these people thought that having the article taken down was what Exophase wanted. In fact, it wasn’t what the dev wanted.

Exophase’s gpSP was released under GPL, so the use of the code would be “permitted”, legal. What Exophase wanted was not to have the file and post taken down. He only wanted Takka to consult with him or inform him about what direction he (Takka) would be taking Exophase’s code before grabbing the code and releasing his own version of the app.

We admit that we, too, are at fault. By posting this article, we stated that Takka used Exophase’s gpSP code without permission, and we implied that Takka “stole” the code. (Like we just said here, the code to gpSP was released under GPL for common use.) Our statement and our action have now caused a lot of people to take sides.

We are sorry if our actions – based also on the users’ reactions – have caused this little misunderstanding between Exophase and Takka to be exaggerated. Again, we’re sorry.

In order to avoid a repeat of this incident, we encourage devs who might have issues with their apps or games posted in QJ to contact us.

Here’s the changelog to v0.8 kai 2.9:

• Adding the clock indication/the battery remaining amount indication with the menu
• When ending it tried to reset to 222MHz
• When returning to the game from the menu, it tried the button inside the game (It returns being the point in time when the button is released)
• Adding the movement every of 5 lines with the R/L button when selecting ROM and the like
• It depends on the information which was moved aside to BBS, around /mips_stub RTC. The correction of S
• Referring to the registry of PSP in the indicatory format of day and time
• 1.5 Folder name of business it corresponds to damage file non indication
• With BIOS of proper GBA/NDS starting possibility
• The _ was inserted in ROM name of the file name of statesave and between slot numbers, please rename the old statesave file
• Graphics of the menu/adding screen shot performance to setting of sound
• In the folder which with PNG RGB 24bit type sets with dir.cfg, it is retained at ROM file name + date time
• Adding the operation with the analog key at the time of the menu
• The modification of message.cfg/dir.cfg which is accompanied on description above
• In order to be easy to customize the menu screen, order of message was replaced
• Addition of the translation of message.cfg
• Adding reading [chitohuairu] to the menu
• It corresponds to non cryptographic [chito]
• As for format, # irect_v? With the identifier for non code, with v1 for PAR V1/V2 you can use the data before the encoding PAR V3 with v3 AAAAAAAA operator cord/code/address and DDDDDDDD data

Just an additional note from Takka, Libpng is needed for the build from the source.

Download: [gpSP v0.8 kai 2.9]
Download: [gpSP v0.8 kai 2.9 Source Code]