I like this. A simple solution for some unnecessary drama. Simple, sure. Might even kill the Discord drama which leaked out here because someone posted screenshots of a group conversation without asking anyone's permission. But it kills off all the options, features and convenience of using the mod...

Ignorantia juris non excusat, I think said someone said literally 2000 years ago. Indeed. I'm also consultant for Windows and you'd be surprised (or perhaps not) how many businesses up to 200 employees run incorrectly or non licensed software. If MS paid me for reporting, I'd be rich by now. I can ...

I could have broken copyright laws easily because I had no idea mods weren't considered part of the game itself: I thought that everything in the game - including browsing mods (from inside the game) would be considered part of the game itself This makes me curious how you thought that would work: ...

Of course does the author have the right to restrict mod usage - but that doesn't change anything about how bad I think it is. That's just one of the disadvantages of a system where we give (nearly) all rights to the author. On the other side this enables a huge amount of freedom and other advantag...

And in the extreme: not be allowed to even play it without consent from the creator? That's not "the extreme", that's the basics of copyright. "License" is legalese for "consent". You're not allowed to play Factorio without Wube's consent, which you obtained by paying ...

I agree with you on the part of me being ignorant. That is why I am asking. You are wrong in assuming that I am expecting anything or that I am making any demands. I just want clarity, so I don't overstep. Which... again... because I don't know - I am asking about. I don't understand the hostility h...

I am curious on how licensing and the mod portal works. The mod showcased in Friday Facts #311: Industrial Revolution by Deadlock989 has a licence that specifies that commercial use is not permitted and: "This INCLUDES commercial/monetised social media activities such as taking donations from Y...