"SA-MP Closure" > "Re-opened again"

[Abraham]

Who is John Galt?

[Gandalf]

Who is John Galt?

The Huge Manatee 

[CM Daniel]

This was added to their document on www.sa-mp.com today:

Vulnerability/Threat Disclosure

The SA-MP 0.2 clients are capable of downloading and executing arbitrary code as part of the SAC (SA-MP anti-cheating) system. The SAC system can be activated from an SA-MP server by the server operator. If an SA-MP server requests a client to authorize to SAC, no user interaction can stop the downloading and execution of the SAC code.

The security mechanisms in the SAC client module require that the code be signed with a private encryption key only available to SA-MP developers.

The private encryption key used to sign SAC client authorization code is now in the hands of the hacking group Zytronics. This group has shown a willingness to disclose all private information and SA-MP source code to the public. The source of the SAC module is no longer limited to the code signed by SA-MP developers.

License Termination

The owners of SA-MP.com, and those mentioned as part of the SA-MP Team, no longer accept any liability for the use of the SA-MP software.

Under the following section of the license agreement: “The author(s) of this software retain the right to modify this license at any time.” All licenses to use the SA-MP client or server are revoked.

[MonkMan]

Wht the last bit mean

[Cross]

See... this is what happends if you let 16 year old kids Develope a masive online mod.  (no disrespect)

But am about to win 5 euro, because i betted with Sitano on that SA:MP would close down in the next 3 months.

[John_Vaughan]

Wow... After All what happened before, I expected this SAMP Closure...

All I can say is... :bye:  - But Will be happy as long as I can play on the Argonath RPG SA-MP Server

See... this is what happends if you let 16 year old kids Develope a masive online mod.  (no disrespect)

Agree 100% on that, Cross, Adding to that the inmaturity of them.

Offtopic: I like your picture, Cross

[CM Daniel]

See... this is what happends if you let 16 year old kids Develope a masive online mod.  (no disrespect)

Nobody let them, they just did it by themselves. And without them we wouldn't have the SA:MP part of Argonath (by far the most popular part).

[Carbon]

See... this is what happends if you let 16 year old kids Develope a masive online mod.  (no disrespect)

It doesn't matter how old he is.. 16 or 50. Experience is only u need. 

[Aragorn]

Kyeman is not 16 as I heard, he is over 30...

Yeah and I think its too early to say bye to everyone...

[Gandalf]

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1. Revoking a license is not a modification, there for mentioning the right to modify is not equal to the right to revoke a license.
2. In the license the owner and Sa-MP team already did not accept liability for the use of the software.
3. The authors can withdraw the permission to distribute, but they can not withdraw permission to use, as this was not included in the license.

This means that using SA-MP is NOT illegal.

Regarding the vulnerability, it is only when the server SAC (anticheat). Argonath has never used this, which means that there is no risk for our players as fas as we can determine at this moment. But it is clear that joining servers that are not known can be a risk.

[TruthSvensson]

If SA-MP closes,we have MTA so dont worry 

[Abraham]

Wait, I don't get it... How can joining unknown servers be a risk? :S

[Gandalf]

Wait, I don't get it... How can joining unknown servers be a risk? :S

If a bad-willing server admin manages to create a self-downloading virus by SAC they can get access to your PC.

[Kane King]

If a bad-willing server admin manages to create a self-downloading virus by SAC they can get access to your PC.

Damn, i guess i can play only Argonath now.

[Gandalf]

Damn, i guess i can play only Argonath now.

No... there are many servers with a good reputation...and not many server owners that have enough knowledge to make such things.