[Scummvm-devel] Adding splashscreen to ScummVM

[Joost Peters]

I'm not opposed to adding a splash screen, but wonder if it would really 
help avoid "illegal and silent borrowings".

What would prevent someone with bad intentions to simply circumvent / 
skip the display of this splash screen?  We can't force its display 
under our current license, can we?


Regards,
Joost

Eugene Sandulenko wrote:
> Hi Team,
> 
> We are considering to copycat DOSBox team and add a splashscreen to ScummVM.
> 
> The splash will serve several purposes:
>   * Add visibility
>   * Protect us from illegal and silent borrowings of our product.
> 
> I am thinking of showing this only when ScummVM is launched with
> target specified in the command line, i.e. otherwise our GUI will show
> up and that one already contains our logo. The time of the display
> will be something along 0.6sec, i.e. noticeable but not annoying
> during the development, and it will not be optional at compile time.
> 
> What do you guys think about it?
> 
> I got a designer who works on it, and soon I will provide sketches for
> those who are interested in the process. If you like to affect the
> selection process, please speak up so I will share the proposed
> designs with you.
> 
> 
> Eugene
> 
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