The problem you describe Dertien, does not arise when someone wishes to mod stock SH3 or even to create a mod for GWX... The problem arises when you go straight to GWX and use it as your "supply depot." When this occurs, you should ask permission.
There are very good reasons for this that I posted earlier... most importantly the preservation of credits belonging to previous contributors.
They have earned the right for their names and mention of their contributions to be carried forward.
It is a matter of common decency. Nothing more than this was expected from OLC.
Without the posted guidelines, we have nothing better than anarchy here... and to hell with that.
To protect the freedom of modding and to stand against the free-for-all scrum that this forum could turn into... you must take in the whole picture.
Those modders did not get paid for the work they so unselfishly gave... they cannot get the time in life back that they spent to make the simulation better.
We ALL OWE them the recognition that they deserve... a few simple words in an included readme.
Anything less is pure and simple lazyness and greed.
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