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by Dayshine 2662 days ago
Following this rabbit-hole a little further: https://github.com/jasonrohrer/OneLife/issues/16#issuecommen...

>Everyone out there in the world is a free person and can do whatever they want. I cannot stop them, even if I wanted to, and with this notice, I have promised not to even TRY to stop them.

A year ago he seemed perfectly aware that he was giving away his control over his legacy. I wonder what changed since then...

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In the author's own words " This is the first time that an adaptation of my work has become commercially successful, and possibly more successful than the original (#1 paid app in Japan a few months ago, for example). Now suddenly, the details matter." That's a pretty damn cynical thing for him to say! "Do whatever you want with it, unless you start making money in which case I want it!"