Talk:Server emulator/Archive

message: The term "server emulator" is not consistent with the established definition of the word emulator. At best, its introduction into various articles on Wikipedia is a breach of Wikipedia:No original research. At worst it is vandalism.
A heated debate over the topic occured here: http://www.runuo.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70528#10 - however, the author of a popular "server emulator" in fact confirmed the use of the term as not accurate. This article should be deleted.Kethinov 21:43, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Note: Please sign all your posts on talk pages with ~~~~ - Jestix 20:58, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

text: Note: Please do not delete my posts on talk pages! :-) Its somehow rude... Jestix 21:48, 6 July 2006 (UTC)

text: Note: This article is extremely poorly written and inaccurate.  I have to agree with the assertation that it lacks original research and needs a complete rewrite.dts 2:48, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title: Factual accuracy

message: I plan to add a section to discuss general issues about what can be considered as legal and what ca be considered illegal. But I wont as long there is a deletion request hanging from above. (In short summary: recreation is not illegal, since a painter repainting the mona lisa creating HIS mona lisa for example does violate a copyright... there were several court decission on this already. However on most MMORPG games the companies nowadays have some form of EULA, where you agree not to do so. This EULA clause has to my knowledge never been before any court yet. Jestix 21:27, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Legality 

message: Just a question, why is UOX and RunUO in italics, L2J and EQEmu not? Jestix 07:01, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I went through and italicized things as their articles had them. Computer programs generally are italicized, but I wasn't sure if I should or not without confirmation from the articles. —Mira 22:55, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of popular server emulators 

message: I removed references to VMWare server because virtualization is not emulation. Not that server emulators are actually emulation either, but they're not virtualization either. The reference was not valid. Kethinov 17:58, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: The reference to VMWare said that the name "server emulator" is sometimes WRONGLY used for the VMware server edition. You do agree with this, don't you? Jestix 18:03, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  I agree that VMWare is not a "server emulator" but I don't agree that it is at relevant in this article.  Kethinov 18:14, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  It is as disambegation. when i googled at "server emulator" there were some hits to vmwares server software. So I wanted to make it clear the article does NOT cover that, and i think that wasn't a bad idea.Jestix 18:23, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text:  Then make a section defining in what circles the term "server emulator" is not considered acceptable. I know of several. The point is, it doesn't belog in "see also." Kethinov 18:26, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  References to VMWare 

message: No, Kethinov the EULA's do say EMULATORS literally! Just take a look at them. The Ultima ONline does name emulators just this way in their EULA! Jestix 18:03, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: Sorry but when I say EULA usually forbid you to use server emulators, it just that. they write "dont use server emulators". at least the ultima online does. you cant argue this away. and now you really calling the whole world to be false. Wikipedia is not a place to offend the correctness of word use in OSI/EA's EULA!Jestix 18:20, 10 July 2006 (UTC)

text: I just wonder, what does "stop arguing with fact" mean??? Jestix 18:20, 10 July 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  EULA