First PS3 emulator hits the Play Store, goes open-source (kind of)

Once the initial excitement died down, it became clear that the developer was playing fast and loose with open-source licences. Essentially, they made aPS3e entirely closed-source, despite using code from a number of open-source projects. The official GitHub was closed without warning a few days after launching.

Furthermore, the developer began asking for donations to continue development. Once the $2000 donation goal was reached, the source code would be released. The developer claimed they weren’t familiar with how licensing works, but it still rubbed many emulation fans the wrong way.

Skipping ahead a few months, aPS3e now proclaims to be open-source, and it’s back on GitHub. However, it seems the developer hasn’t taken all the necessary steps toward becoming open-source. The code is available on GitHub, but there’s no license page, nor any mention of the license in the Readme page.

Was curious what the headline meant. Sounds like the author has no connection to the emulation and foss world and and kinda just doing whatever with no real understanding of the license aspects of things, which is a bit concerning for the project long term.

Hopefully they get it figured out over time, the project stays alive, and we all forget this chapter of its development was a thing