If you start to follow the PSX coding scene, it soon becomes clear that there are some people involved in it that seem quite prepared to break the law and distribute things they should not. This makes the whole area a bit of a minefield to a beginner; how can you be sure that you stay within the law?
This is especially important when you start to consider what happens when you release software that you have written; if you ship code that has obviously been compiled with the professional compiler/libraries and you aren't a registered user, then questions will be asked...
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