Hi,
Ultimately the real solution is beyond technical but legal. If Mousepad found himself in court for copyright violations and hacking that should help provide a legit playing experience.
First, he is not violating copyright. He is not using Buzzard's code. All he's doing is looking in his own computer's memory space.
Second, "hacking" isn't a crime. Even the bastardized usage of "hacking" that the ignorant media foisted on an ignorant population.
Third, he'd need to be found. If he's smart enough to write some memory munging code, he's probably more than smart enough to avoid detection. If anyone tried to track him down, odds are as good that they'd end up on your front door as anything.
Fourth, he'd need to be in a jurisdiction that gave a damn about games and Buzzard.
Fifth, he'd need to be brought before a judge that thought cheating in a "kid's game" even merited time in court.
And last, if he's a minor, there isn't much that could be done to him anyway. "Geez, I'm sorry judge. But it's not like I let loose a virus or anything. I was only playing around with the code and it didn't hurt anyone."
Legal solutions implemented in the USA for global technical problems (1) don't work and (2) are stupid.
We'll see. Buzzard's been hatching the 1.10 egg long enough for a total engine re-write. If they focused on the problems rather than adding more crap, then maybe. I've tried to avoid the hype, but from what I've seen so far, I don't have much hope for improvements, only for additions (and the accompanying additional problems).
But I'm still hoping.
--Pete
Ultimately the real solution is beyond technical but legal. If Mousepad found himself in court for copyright violations and hacking that should help provide a legit playing experience.
First, he is not violating copyright. He is not using Buzzard's code. All he's doing is looking in his own computer's memory space.
Second, "hacking" isn't a crime. Even the bastardized usage of "hacking" that the ignorant media foisted on an ignorant population.
Third, he'd need to be found. If he's smart enough to write some memory munging code, he's probably more than smart enough to avoid detection. If anyone tried to track him down, odds are as good that they'd end up on your front door as anything.
Fourth, he'd need to be in a jurisdiction that gave a damn about games and Buzzard.
Fifth, he'd need to be brought before a judge that thought cheating in a "kid's game" even merited time in court.
And last, if he's a minor, there isn't much that could be done to him anyway. "Geez, I'm sorry judge. But it's not like I let loose a virus or anything. I was only playing around with the code and it didn't hurt anyone."
Legal solutions implemented in the USA for global technical problems (1) don't work and (2) are stupid.
We'll see. Buzzard's been hatching the 1.10 egg long enough for a total engine re-write. If they focused on the problems rather than adding more crap, then maybe. I've tried to avoid the hype, but from what I've seen so far, I don't have much hope for improvements, only for additions (and the accompanying additional problems).
But I'm still hoping.
--Pete
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