Are you guys affiliated with Konami or Andamiro in any way?

No, not at all - we're completely independent. If you really want DDR, go play DDR!

 What happened to the StepMania CDs you used to sell?

Those were handled by Chris, who really doesn't have time for the project anymore.

 Help! I've been banned, but I didn't do anything!

If you didn't do anything ban-worthy one of the admins may have hit the wrong button when cleaning up spam. Accidents happen, if it was your only post then you should make a new account (you can use the same name). Otherwise, let us know in #stepmania-devs on irc.freenode.net and we can restore your account.

 Will there be another StepMix?

There might be. We're interested in doing it once we've got a new stable release of the game and the new site is capable of hosting the files.

 Where can I download songs?

We don't currently host any, but you can find a bunch in the forums!

 Do I get anything for donating?

Our thanks. Donations are mostly used for developer hardware expenses and sometimes helping pay the bills. We don't make any money from the site itself or the game, so they really mean a lot.

 OMG! I saw StepMania in an arcade! Is that legal!?

StepMania is designed to run on arcade cabinets and it is within your rights to use it for a commercial game, but we do not endorse machines with unlicensed content being used for profit. We have nothing to do with the content that might be on these machines, but we do not police how people use it, nor do we believe everyone else should suffer for the abuses of a few people.

We absolutely support properly licensed games made with the StepMania engine though, such as Pulsen and (defunct) In The Groove, PIU PRO, etc.

The full text of StepMania's license is as follows:

StepMania is (c) Chris Danford, the StepMania development team, et al. All rights reserved.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, provided that the above copyright notice(s) and this permission notice appear in all copies of the Software and that both the above copyright notice(s) and this permission notice appear in supporting documentation.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR HOLDERS INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, OR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.

 Can I upload StepMania videos to YouTube?

Absolutely! You'll still need to mind which songs you play though, as we're not responsible for that stuff (other than the few included ones - which are all CC-NC, so you might not want to get ad revenue off those).

 [Windows] "The program can't start because d3dx9_43.dll is missing from your computer."

Install DirectX9, available from Microsoft here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35.

 I'm making a simfile and the sync is all screwed up when I don't start from the beginning!

You're probably using a Variable Bitrate (VBR) MP3. Convert it to CBR MP3 or OGG (OGG is the best choice for StepMania, you should be using it) and the problem will go away.