Discussion:
Tele-Arena.... Source?
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Nathan
2004-07-03 17:56:25 UTC
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I had heard once that at some point the source code for Tele-Arena 5.6
was released. It's been sort of a phantom ive been chasing for a few
years now. Every now and then i get a lead, and something ends up
barring me from actually getting my hands on it.

So im wondering, can anyone at least confirm that it does exist outside
of the author's basement, and would anyone have any leads that i can
spend hours following?

Honestly im not sure what i'd do with it once i got it, its just
something ive been hunting down for years.

Thanks.
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Corey
2004-07-03 20:07:11 UTC
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To: Nathan
Re: Tele-Arena.... Source?
By: Nathan to alt.bbs.majorbbs on Sat Jul 03 2004 02:56 pm
Post by Nathan
I had heard once that at some point the source code for Tele-Arena 5.6
was released. It's been sort of a phantom ive been chasing for a few
years now. Every now and then i get a lead, and something ends up
barring me from actually getting my hands on it.
So im wondering, can anyone at least confirm that it does exist outside
of the author's basement, and would anyone have any leads that i can
spend hours following?
Honestly im not sure what i'd do with it once i got it, its just
something ive been hunting down for years.
Thanks.
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Theres no place like ~/.
--- Synchronet 3.11c-Win32 NewsLink 1.76
part of it is out, sean gave some people partial source code.
it's enoght to change it, but not enoght to bypass his license code
and make it free. you still need a valid license to use it.


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Nathan
2004-07-03 21:00:24 UTC
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So this was released to some individuals? Or is it something that can
be donwloaded freely?

I have TA, and a running WG 2.0 BBS.
Well, it was running anyway, its down at the moment...
Post by Corey
To: Nathan
Re: Tele-Arena.... Source?
By: Nathan to alt.bbs.majorbbs on Sat Jul 03 2004 02:56 pm
Post by Nathan
I had heard once that at some point the source code for Tele-Arena 5.6
was released. It's been sort of a phantom ive been chasing for a few
years now. Every now and then i get a lead, and something ends up
barring me from actually getting my hands on it.
So im wondering, can anyone at least confirm that it does exist outside
of the author's basement, and would anyone have any leads that i can
spend hours following?
Honestly im not sure what i'd do with it once i got it, its just
something ive been hunting down for years.
Thanks.
--
---
Theres no place like ~/.
--- Synchronet 3.11c-Win32 NewsLink 1.76
part of it is out, sean gave some people partial source code.
it's enoght to change it, but not enoght to bypass his license code
and make it free. you still need a valid license to use it.
"this message posted on entirely post consumer recycled electrons.."
--
---

Theres no place like ~/.
Stewie Griffin
2004-07-03 22:32:05 UTC
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I'm not sure how he handled it in this instance, but some developers
issued partial source code so people could customize their games, but
not bypass the licensing code. They did this by distributing anywhere
from 50-90% of the functions in C form, but also a LIB or OBJ that
contains the reg. functions as well as other necessary functions (init,
or some command processing, etc, so that if you tried to compile without
it, you wouldn't get a DLL. Tessier did this a lot. He even did this
in the v5.xx days when you HAD to have source to compile the BBS. He'd
give you a C file with the module struct definition (back then you had
to assign the module slot manually) and nothing else! (I even had some
OBJ only modules where you had no choice!)

It certainly wasn't freely released, though. I'm sure he either issued
it to purchasers, OR, charged a little extra. There is no full source
pack for Tele-Arena floating around that I'm aware of.

I recommend contacting the author directly. If he is no longer
maintaining it, perhaps you could convince him to issue it as GPL, like
Mike Murdock is doing and I am doing.
Post by Nathan
So this was released to some individuals? Or is it something that can
be donwloaded freely?
I have TA, and a running WG 2.0 BBS.
Well, it was running anyway, its down at the moment...
Post by Corey
To: Nathan
Re: Tele-Arena.... Source?
By: Nathan to alt.bbs.majorbbs on Sat Jul 03 2004 02:56 pm
Post by Nathan
I had heard once that at some point the source code for Tele-Arena 5.6
was released. It's been sort of a phantom ive been chasing for a few
years now. Every now and then i get a lead, and something ends up
barring me from actually getting my hands on it.
Post by Nathan
So im wondering, can anyone at least confirm that it does exist
outside
Post by Nathan
of the author's basement, and would anyone have any leads that i can
spend hours following?
Post by Nathan
Honestly im not sure what i'd do with it once i got it, its just
something ive been hunting down for years.
Post by Nathan
Thanks.
--
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Post by Nathan
Theres no place like ~/.
Post by Nathan
--- Synchronet 3.11c-Win32 NewsLink 1.76
part of it is out, sean gave some people partial source code.
it's enoght to change it, but not enoght to bypass his license code
and make it free. you still need a valid license to use it.
"this message posted on entirely post consumer recycled electrons.."
Corey
2004-07-03 22:32:55 UTC
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To: Nathan
Re: Re: Tele-Arena.... Source?
By: Nathan to alt.bbs.majorbbs on Sat Jul 03 2004 06:00 pm
Post by Nathan
So this was released to some individuals? Or is it something that can
be donwloaded freely?
I have TA, and a running WG 2.0 BBS.
Well, it was running anyway, its down at the moment...
Post by Corey
To: Nathan
Re: Tele-Arena.... Source?
By: Nathan to alt.bbs.majorbbs on Sat Jul 03 2004 02:56 pm
Post by Nathan
I had heard once that at some point the source code for Tele-Arena 5.6
was released. It's been sort of a phantom ive been chasing for a few
years now. Every now and then i get a lead, and something ends up
barring me from actually getting my hands on it.
So im wondering, can anyone at least confirm that it does exist outside
of the author's basement, and would anyone have any leads that i can
spend hours following?
Honestly im not sure what i'd do with it once i got it, its just
something ive been hunting down for years.
Thanks.
--
---
Theres no place like ~/.
--- Synchronet 3.11c-Win32 NewsLink 1.76
part of it is out, sean gave some people partial source code.
it's enoght to change it, but not enoght to bypass his license code
and make it free. you still need a valid license to use it.
"this message posted on entirely post consumer recycled electrons.."
--
---
Theres no place like ~/.
--- Synchronet 3.11c-Win32 NewsLink 1.76
err, not offically, I think, I can get you a copy thou,
login to my bbs at tsgc.dyndns.org and Email me your handle
and I will give you access to my mbbs stuff.
I can compile it with my mbbs 6.25 dev setup and it will work on my wg 2.0

"this message posted on entirely post consumer recycled electrons.."
Nathan
2004-07-09 12:46:47 UTC
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Created an acct, and i shot you an e-mail, at the address you have
listed on your posts here (minus the anti-spam stuff).

Eagerly awaiting your responce. :)
Post by Corey
To: Nathan
Re: Re: Tele-Arena.... Source?
By: Nathan to alt.bbs.majorbbs on Sat Jul 03 2004 06:00 pm
Post by Nathan
So this was released to some individuals? Or is it something that can
be donwloaded freely?
I have TA, and a running WG 2.0 BBS.
Well, it was running anyway, its down at the moment...
Post by Corey
To: Nathan
Re: Tele-Arena.... Source?
By: Nathan to alt.bbs.majorbbs on Sat Jul 03 2004 02:56 pm
Post by Nathan
I had heard once that at some point the source code for Tele-Arena 5.6
was released. It's been sort of a phantom ive been chasing for a few
years now. Every now and then i get a lead, and something ends up
barring me from actually getting my hands on it.
So im wondering, can anyone at least confirm that it does exist outside
of the author's basement, and would anyone have any leads that i can
spend hours following?
Honestly im not sure what i'd do with it once i got it, its just
something ive been hunting down for years.
Thanks.
--
---
Theres no place like ~/.
--- Synchronet 3.11c-Win32 NewsLink 1.76
part of it is out, sean gave some people partial source code.
it's enoght to change it, but not enoght to bypass his license code
and make it free. you still need a valid license to use it.
"this message posted on entirely post consumer recycled electrons.."
--
---
Theres no place like ~/.
--- Synchronet 3.11c-Win32 NewsLink 1.76
err, not offically, I think, I can get you a copy thou,
login to my bbs at tsgc.dyndns.org and Email me your handle
and I will give you access to my mbbs stuff.
I can compile it with my mbbs 6.25 dev setup and it will work on my wg 2.0
"this message posted on entirely post consumer recycled electrons.."
--
---

Theres no place like ~/.
Corey
2004-07-09 15:18:49 UTC
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To: Nathan
Re: Re: Tele-Arena.... Source?
By: Nathan to alt.bbs.majorbbs on Fri Jul 09 2004 09:46 am
Post by Nathan
Created an acct, and i shot you an e-mail, at the address you have
listed on your posts here (minus the anti-spam stuff).
Eagerly awaiting your responce. :)
Post by Corey
To: Nathan
Re: Re: Tele-Arena.... Source?
By: Nathan to alt.bbs.majorbbs on Sat Jul 03 2004 06:00 pm
Post by Nathan
So this was released to some individuals? Or is it something that can
be donwloaded freely?
I have TA, and a running WG 2.0 BBS.
Well, it was running anyway, its down at the moment...
Post by Corey
To: Nathan
Re: Tele-Arena.... Source?
By: Nathan to alt.bbs.majorbbs on Sat Jul 03 2004 02:56 pm
Post by Nathan
I had heard once that at some point the source code for Tele-Arena
was released. It's been sort of a phantom ive been chasing for a
years now. Every now and then i get a lead, and something ends up
barring me from actually getting my hands on it.
So im wondering, can anyone at least confirm that it does exist ou
of the author's basement, and would anyone have any leads that i c
spend hours following?
Honestly im not sure what i'd do with it once i got it, its just
something ive been hunting down for years.
Thanks.
--
---
Theres no place like ~/.
--- Synchronet 3.11c-Win32 NewsLink 1.76
part of it is out, sean gave some people partial source code.
it's enoght to change it, but not enoght to bypass his license code
and make it free. you still need a valid license to use it.
"this message posted on entirely post consumer recycled electrons.."
--
---
Theres no place like ~/.
--- Synchronet 3.11c-Win32 NewsLink 1.76
err, not offically, I think, I can get you a copy thou,
login to my bbs at tsgc.dyndns.org and Email me your handle
and I will give you access to my mbbs stuff.
I can compile it with my mbbs 6.25 dev setup and it will work on my wg 2.0
"this message posted on entirely post consumer recycled electrons.."
--
---
Theres no place like ~/.
--- Synchronet 3.11c-Win32 NewsLink 1.76
you should now be setup. I will double check.

Corey

"this message posted on entirely post consumer recycled electrons.."
Nathan
2004-07-09 15:21:16 UTC
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Thanks!
Post by Corey
To: Nathan
Re: Re: Tele-Arena.... Source?
By: Nathan to alt.bbs.majorbbs on Fri Jul 09 2004 09:46 am
Post by Nathan
Created an acct, and i shot you an e-mail, at the address you have
listed on your posts here (minus the anti-spam stuff).
Eagerly awaiting your responce. :)
Post by Corey
To: Nathan
Re: Re: Tele-Arena.... Source?
By: Nathan to alt.bbs.majorbbs on Sat Jul 03 2004 06:00 pm
Post by Nathan
So this was released to some individuals? Or is it something that can
be donwloaded freely?
I have TA, and a running WG 2.0 BBS.
Well, it was running anyway, its down at the moment...
Post by Corey
To: Nathan
Re: Tele-Arena.... Source?
By: Nathan to alt.bbs.majorbbs on Sat Jul 03 2004 02:56 pm
Post by Nathan
I had heard once that at some point the source code for Tele-Arena
was released. It's been sort of a phantom ive been chasing for a
years now. Every now and then i get a lead, and something ends up
barring me from actually getting my hands on it.
So im wondering, can anyone at least confirm that it does exist ou
of the author's basement, and would anyone have any leads that i c
spend hours following?
Honestly im not sure what i'd do with it once i got it, its just
something ive been hunting down for years.
Thanks.
--
---
Theres no place like ~/.
--- Synchronet 3.11c-Win32 NewsLink 1.76
part of it is out, sean gave some people partial source code.
it's enoght to change it, but not enoght to bypass his license code
and make it free. you still need a valid license to use it.
"this message posted on entirely post consumer recycled electrons.."
--
---
Theres no place like ~/.
--- Synchronet 3.11c-Win32 NewsLink 1.76
err, not offically, I think, I can get you a copy thou,
login to my bbs at tsgc.dyndns.org and Email me your handle
and I will give you access to my mbbs stuff.
I can compile it with my mbbs 6.25 dev setup and it will work on my wg 2.0
"this message posted on entirely post consumer recycled electrons.."
--
---
Theres no place like ~/.
--- Synchronet 3.11c-Win32 NewsLink 1.76
you should now be setup. I will double check.
Corey
"this message posted on entirely post consumer recycled electrons.."
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Theres no place like ~/.
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