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[KLS]

That is the idea, they are long gone so they need to hand it off to someone who isn't. I don't know why this idea is so complex that no one seems to get it.

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The encryption for the LS has been announced multiple times, taking the old LS and upgrading to current would take a bit of effort. Sony decided to do some rework of their netcode base related to how they handle packets and CRC's etc. Either way I don't think KLS would have to go through all this work if Doodman is passing it on.

[Rezbee]

Originally Posted by KLS

That is the idea, they are long gone so they need to hand it off to someone who isn't. I don't know why this idea is so complex that no one seems to get it.

People's Revolution sounds a bit dramatic. I don't see how creating a brand new login server from say the mail server or chat server like has already been done will cause any kind of revolution. I do see how it will stimulate this community, encourage more developers to help the community, and provide redundancy for the project, none of which can even be remotely considered as detrimental to anyone other than the person whos going to control the project.

Devn00b you asked a question, the answer was in the post, keeping the captive audience is the reason so one would think, though people will still come here to develop and if they don't there will be a better project most likely somewhere else.

The thing is, when and if it ever is released opensource everyone wins. Imagine the possibilities, global chat, server-to-server tells, login redundancy, and even forks (good forks ;P) of the project.

I'm just going to be completely honest. There is $100.00 waiting on the first person who can get a stable LS developed and $50.00 thereafter monthly until I decide I'm tired of EMU. That is my pledge but I am not doing so knowing that the project has the same potential to be right back where we started from a week, month, or even year down the road. There has to be a warranty of sorts that this situation we are in now never, EVER happens again; and the only answer I can conjure is open source.

[number6]

I will donate for the login server host upgrade. However I do strongly believe that we need a non-centralised alternative to the central server to stop the project dying further down the road when things happen - as indeed it has nearly died at the moment due to the flakiness of the current setup.

All I ask for is a minilogin that does more than just IP based authentication, and will run on Linux (or, sigh, under WINE on Linux at a pinch). There are great benefits to being part of a centralised login server for operators that want to attract passing traffic, but for a "friends and family" server operation like mine, I simply don't need the public server but also I need to support the people who live in the same house and share the same IP address, and messing around with php scripts every time those people zone simply isn't going to cut it.

(no offence is intended to anyone - I have the greatest respect and admiration for people like KLS who have done so much to keep the project alive)