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==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
Hyperkin encountered controversy shortly after launching the Retron5 in 2014. The console was found to make use of: | Hyperkin encountered controversy shortly after launching the Retron5 in 2014. The console was found to make use of: | ||
− | * [[RetroArch]], but [[wikipedia:Tivoization|has measures to prevent a user from running their own version of it]].<ref>http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/09/hyperkins_retron_5_console_allegedly_infringes_on_the_rights_of_multiple_emulator_authors</ref> This | + | * [[RetroArch]], but [[wikipedia:Tivoization|has measures to prevent a user from running their own version of it]].<ref>http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/09/hyperkins_retron_5_console_allegedly_infringes_on_the_rights_of_multiple_emulator_authors</ref> This violates [[RetroArch]]'s GPL3 license, which explicitly forbids this. |
* [[Snes9x]] and [[Genesis Plus GX]],<ref>https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarch-license-violations/</ref> emulators that are not open-source since their licenses forbid commercial use. Hyperkin did not get a license to use them. | * [[Snes9x]] and [[Genesis Plus GX]],<ref>https://www.libretro.com/index.php/retroarch-license-violations/</ref> emulators that are not open-source since their licenses forbid commercial use. Hyperkin did not get a license to use them. | ||