I wish to address an important matter that has come up regarding Zelda Classic recently.
It has recently come to my attention that the Zelda Classic, a project that falls under the umbrella of Armageddon Games, was moved out of our organization without the necessary permissions and in a manner that is in breach of the terms outlined in the GNU General Public License version 3 (GPL-3.0). The GPL-3.0 is a cornerstone of the open-source community, and it carries with it certain responsibilities and obligations for those who use and distribute GPL-3.0-licensed software.
Zelda Classic is unequivocally subject to the terms of the GPL-3.0, and its unauthorized removal from our organization is a matter that we do not condone, endorse, or take lightly.
In response to this situation, we have taken the necessary steps to address the breach of GPL-3.0 and have formally requested the return of the Zelda Classic repository to our organization. We believe this action is essential to rectify the situation, and have notified the users in question:
Robert Venezia, (a/k/a “Emily Venezia”, a/k/a “VenRob”, a/k/a “EmilyV, the latter two being past and present usernames on the PureZC.net forum, and on the Discord chat service on the PureZC Discord server, the AG Discord server, and other Discord servers related to use and development of ZC), a former developer of ZC.
Joshua Fitzgibbon (a/k/a “Dimentio”, a/k/a “Deedee”, the latter two being past and present usernames on the PureZC.net forum, and on the Discord chat service on the PureZC Discord server, the AG Discord server, and other Discord servers related to use and development of ZC), a former contributor to ZC.
Connor Clark (a/k/a “connor.clark”, the latter being past and present usernames on the PureZC.net forum, and on the Discord chat service on the PureZC Discord server, and other Discord servers related to use and development of ZC)., and owner of the website https://hoten.cc/, a former developer of ZC.
ZeldaClassic.com will always be the official home of Zelda Classic, and we welcome users who want to fork a copy of the repository and create their own project, but this is outright theft for personal gain.
These users have been unhelpful, arrogant, deceitful, and even hostile in any attempts to rectify in a civil manner.
I appreciate the understanding and support of our community as we work through this matter.
If you have any questions or concerns about this issue or would like to discuss it further, please feel free to reach out to me via discord (dutchhannigan) or my e-mail below.
Sincerely,
Jarrod “War Lord” Woerner
Founder, Armageddon Games
[email protected]
