On 25 Mar 2024, Glenn Rossi said the following...

So, I've been giving away free copies of the registered version, branded to your BBS and with all of the extra levels as well as the Monster and Level Editors.

...and yet, someone has still taken the time to write a crack for it to remove the demo timeout, branding and other stuff.

Classy.

first day on the internet?

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To: Glenn Rossi
Re: STICKMAN
By: Glenn Rossi to FidoNet.DOORGAMES on Mon Mar 25 2024 09:46 am

So, I've been giving away free copies of the registered version, branded
to your BBS and with all of the extra levels as well as the Monster and Level Editors.

...and yet, someone has still taken the time to write a crack for it to remove the demo timeout, branding and other stuff.

Classy.

well why do YOU have to hold on it and people have to go see you
to get a branded copy. you sound like that bbsfiles guy.

just dont be a dick and put one up for everyone to use.
I don't see whats so hard about that.
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To: Alexander Grotewohl
Re: Re: STICKMAN
By: Alexander Grotewohl to Glenn Rossi on Mon Mar 25 2024 05:54 pm

So, I've been giving away free copies of the registered version, branded to your BBS and with all of the extra levels as well as the Monster and Level Editors.

remove the demo timeout, branding and other stuff.

Classy.

first day on the internet?

he just wants some undeserved clout.
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To: Glenn Rossi
Re: Re: STICKMAN
By: Glenn Rossi to Jas Hud on Mon Mar 25 2024 09:10 pm

I started branding copies and giving away the full version based on a
simple email request. I asked people to donate to the ASPCA in Bill's name.

I don't know why you or anyone else wants to shit all over that, but whatever, man.

Because it's a stupid way to do it.

put out a copy that says
registered to:Sysop

or registered to:Dedicated to the Memory of <name>
BBS Name: BBS

Then put a textfile in there and say donate to the aspca in his name.

It just seems like you're trying to use this to promote what you do or
create some recognition about some guy we don't know.

Just put it out or don't put it out.

Whats with "the mother may I" stuff? I hate it when people do that. Life is too short and the bbs community is too small.
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So, I've been giving away free copies of the registered version, branded
to your BBS and with all of the extra levels as well as the Monster and
Level Editors.

Thank you for doing so.

...and yet, someone has still taken the time to write a crack for it to remove the demo timeout, branding and other stuff.

That is disappointing. Maybe they were not aware that it was free-registerable? I saw where someone created one that changed the key mappings, but hadn't see the crack. :(

Mike


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I started branding copies and giving away the full version based on a simple email request. I asked people to donate to the ASPCA in Bill's name

I don't know why you or anyone else wants to shit all over that, but whatever, man.

Because it's a stupid way to do it.

It is leaps and bounds better than what most people normally do... abandon
it all together and/or flat out refuse to pass out any registrations any
more (even for money).

Dealing with him to get a copy was easy enough I cannot complain.

Mike


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To: Mike Powell
Re: Re: STICKMAN
By: Mike Powell to JAS HUD on Tue Mar 26 2024 09:17 am

Because it's a stupid way to do it.

It is leaps and bounds better than what most people normally do... abandon it all together and/or flat out refuse to pass out any registrations any more (even for money).

Dealing with him to get a copy was easy enough I cannot complain.

Mike

btw, i do this a lot and i'm sure you're running some of the registered games i've released.

it's better to just create a copy for everyone to download that is registered. that way you don't have to bother someone that might not be around in the future. shit happens.
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To: Glenn Rossi
Re: Re: STICKMAN
By: Glenn Rossi to Mike Powell on Tue Mar 26 2024 02:14 pm

Same guy. The key remapping archive contains instructions to remove the demo timeout, the "unregistered" banner and even the "registered" banner
in the full version.

All of which they are asked not to do in the original readme.

So now i know why you wanted to go on ragnarok's bbs.
you wanted to go on there to tell him to delete that patch.
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To: Mike Powell
Re: STICKMAN
By: Mike Powell to GLENN ROSSI on Tue Mar 26 2024 08:53 am

That is disappointing. Maybe they were not aware that it was free-registerable? I saw where someone created one that changed the key mappings, but hadn't see the crack. :(

Mike

Maybe that crack was around before.

I recognize the program used. "someone" used it to crack doormud a few
times.

looks like we have to call the ASP on this one and get some justice!
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To: Glenn Rossi
Re: Re: STICKMAN
By: Glenn Rossi to Mike Powell on Tue Mar 26 2024 02:14 pm

Same guy. The key remapping archive contains instructions to remove the demo timeout, the "unregistered" banner and even the "registered" banner
in the full version.

All of which they are asked not to do in the original readme.

You mean the document from 1995?

Here, i have a better idea(you won't like it because I thought of it):

Put it up registered for download.
Make it postcard-ware. People that download it can send a pretty postcard
and then you and the girlfriend and parents have something nice that is a physical tribute to your friend's doorgame from 1995.

Can't get any more sentimental than that.

It's probably better for this 'crack' archive to have information about your vanity registration so I will put the information into the archive and put it
on docksud.

just do something like this https://pixeldrain.com/u/NYGtcCaJ
then people can know where to go if they want a vanity registration.

I also suggest you put better install instructions for the doorgame on your website and/or archive. Not everyone needs to use dosbox-x.
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To: Glenn Rossi
Re: Re: STICKMAN
By: Glenn Rossi to Jas Hud on Tue Mar 26 2024 10:13 pm

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Wrong again. I wanted to go on his site to download the patch and check
it out for possible inclusion on my Stickman web page.

again? when was i wrong before?
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Maybe that crack was around before.

I recognize the program used. "someone" used it to crack doormud a few times.

Possible. I never really thought about people being able to use one crack program to crack programs from two different authors.

looks like we have to call the ASP on this one and get some justice!

To the Batmobile!


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Thanks, Mike.

I just wanted to be able to tell his parents and girlfriend that X
number of people had installed the registered version.

I understand his point... something could happen to you, too... but I also understand the personal connection to this one, and you are not making it
super difficult to get a copy. I just think it is great we can still get a copy. This game is different than many of the other doors out there so it
is good it is being kept alive.

Mike


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To: Mike Powell
Re: STICKMAN
By: Mike Powell to JAS HUD on Wed Mar 27 2024 08:36 am

Maybe that crack was around before.

I recognize the program used. "someone" used it to crack doormud a few times.

Possible. I never really thought about people being able to use one crack program to crack programs from two different authors.

it's just a patch program and you call the batchfile that replaces the
code.
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