The solution that Skyrim players came up with was to downgrade to older versions. For example, Skyrim SE mods are all permanently version 1.5.97 supported. This can be done manually via the Download Depot commands in the Steam Console which is accessed by typing steam://open/console into the Windows "Run" prompt, or alternatively using a Downgrade Patcher mod which ironically also has to be updated for every new version.
FiniteBanjo
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I made a tutorial on reverting to 1.5.97 Skyrim SE like a month ago because it breaks again with every new update, and they STILL update it pretty frequently.
And ironically when they do offer it, it's always an unplayable buggy mess. For example, Saints Row 2 (2009) on steam appears completely unplayable judging by recent reviews, it crashes to desktop when a mission ends, and they're selling it on sale.
They should just do what Realms of the Haunting 1996 for MS-DOS did and package the whole thing inside of an Emulator.
Explicitly yes. Archiving is absolutely 100% legal and anybody who says otherwise is an idiot.
Update, you were right, Division H "PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARY CONTROLLED APPLICATIONS ACT" does in fact mention them by name. The text above was only Division I “PROTECTING AMERICANS’ DATA FROM FOREIGN ADVERSARIES ACT OF 2024”. I've updated the post to include both acts, now.
Okay, I see the source of confusion on my part, the act was split into two separate divisions: Division H and Division I, and Division H that you linked to does in fact mention TikTok and ByteDance.
If you're not controlled by an adversarial nation as defined in Division I as a country specified in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, then you're not gonna have to worry about your FOSS code getting taken down. If you do, then just stop sending userdata within 165 days and have those nations divest, then you can keep hosting FOSS.
If we're being semantic this isn't an anything because the only thing it says is that the FTC can do FTC things to any company that sends data to an adversarial nation.
That is literally analogous to an FTC fine in every way.
lol yeah just change your name and you can't be persecuted for your crimes. Great advice, armchair lawyer.
Title 17, section 108 of the U.S. Code, Archives and Libraries are exempt from Intellectual Property rights and do not require permission.
To be clear, this is in addition to section 107 which outlines fair use