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That's a great project and I'm going to dive into the source pretty soon! However I'm not sure I really like the tone used in the README.md... :/

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As others have said, the word "emulator" draws a distinct crowd who is otherwise (almost) completely non-technical. Having frequented a lot of developer forums for both, I'd say it's analogous to many of the sorts of threads you get about Android development on XDA.

The amount of traffic this is going to get is probably a bit nuts, so it's pretty well deserved imo.

If your feelings are hurt by someone not wanting to get hammered with idiotic requests/e-mails about a very clear alpha 'project', you should maybe reconsider your ISP payments.

Agreed, A good note to not trust anything claiming to be the finished/working version of this is in its place. But I can't but wonder how those people get there anyway. Linkbait? First many people get lured in then hope some are going to help, be rude to the rest and tell them to get off. mhh I don't know...

It sounds more like a Linus approach of being productive rather than caring about being PC. Worrying about joe schmoes feelings that will just blindly expect a perfect product is the last thing I would want for a hobby. He seems to know his stuff, so I think talent will attract talent.

That's rather neat, even though it can't run the games.

I can understand the tone in the README.md because a lot of 'gamers', even the technically oriented ones, expect a lot from the word 'emulator'.

yea, a lot of people would be submitting issues that they can't run a game without those first disclaimers

Sadly, they probably still do even with the disclaimer. Just my experience with dealing with similar audience to emulators (mobile apps) and making a disclaimer the top line of your summary.

Makes sense... can you imagine how many 12 year olds are gonna find this as a result of googling "Xbox 360 emulator" and send him poorly spelled emails about how to install it on their parents' iPad?

The "I'm doing this and I don't give a damn about you" attitude I think has at least some merit. If the lead programmer is good, its better if he/she can say no. If there is a correlation between being an asshole and being successful I haven't seen it.

Well put.

I agree. I can't stand the tone. OSDev.org does a good job of managing peoples expectations without insulting people. Its possible to be clear and concise without resorting to using abusive language.

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