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The Nintendo SDKs could/should be given away for free. Their only purpose is to produce software that enriches Nintendo's platform. This is very much the logi
by dublinben 13y ago
The Nintendo SDKs could/should be given away for free. Their only purpose is to produce software that enriches Nintendo's platform.
This is very much the logic behind Microsoft giving away the DirectX SDK, and loaning out XBox development kits at no cost.
- rahimnathwani 13y agoNot giving them away is a reasonable choice on Nintendo's part, and protecting that IP with technical measures (i.e. only allowing software for which Nintendo has received the appropriate licensing fees) is consistent with their stated position. I am not putting forward a position on free/freedom here. I'm just saying that their technical measures are appropriate for the protection they said they seek. It so happens that these technical measures also protect the hardware from being used for other purposes (even without infringing on Nintendo's software IP)...