[Users] Writing Something for the BN

[Robert Cummings]

Hi.

I believe they are letting people use the SDK.  However, they are 
only licensing it to companies at this time, not individuals.  
Although i'm not a programmer myself, i'd like to see the ability 
to obtain an individual license to use an SDK.  Trust me, many 
users on the bn list are not very happy about this, nor am I!

Robert AKA The Professional

> ----- Original Message -----
>From: "Tyler" <twkav at kc.rr.com
>To: <users at zonebbs.com
>Date sent: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 16:10:17 -0600
>Subject: [Users] Writing Something for the BN

>Yeah, I'd need an SDK, and of course HumanWare isn't releasing 
its SDK.

>-Tyler

>-----Original Message-----
>From: users-bounces at zonebbs.com 
[mailto:users-bounces at zonebbs.com] On Behalf
>Of Dominique
>Sent: Friday, 25 December 2009 16:06
>To: users at zonebbs.com
>Subject: Re: [Users] A Serious Miscarriage of Justice...

>Hey Tiler? Can you make something for The BrailleNote? (smiles) 
That would
>be ausom!
>Oh wait Hey Perfectional: do you think he'll still need a SDK?
>hahahaha


>> ----- Original Message -----
>>From: Immanuel Kühnle <privat at i-kuehnle.de
>>To: <users at zonebbs.com
>>Date sent: Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:00:58 +0100
>>Subject: Re: [Users] A Serious Miscarriage of Justice...

>>Hey Tyler.

>>I don't know very much about the programming language C, but as
>far as I
>>understand the code, there's nothing what has to do with hacking
>anothers
>>user account.

>>Immanuel

>>  _____

>>Von: users-bounces at zonebbs.com [mailto:users-bounces at zonebbs.com]
>Im Auftrag
>>von Tyler
>>Gesendet: Freitag, 25.  Dezember 2009 19:19
>>An: users at zonebbs.com
>>Cc: support at zonebbs.com
>>Betreff: [Users] A Serious Miscarriage of Justice...


>>Hello all,

>>I feel that a serious miscarriage of justice was committed
>yesterday
>>(Thursday, December 24, 2009) on the Zone.  I had written some
>innocuous
>>(harmless) code in C (which I will reprint below), and this
>prompted an
>>investigation by Doug V, who came to the conclusion that, in his
>words, I
>>had been "suggesting ways . . .  to hack [another user]'s
>account." The code
>>I had written has nothing whatsoever to do with hacking.  Doug
>subsequently
>>banned me for two weeks for my (apparent) wrongdoing.  I appealed
>the
>>decision to the administration, and have yet to get a response.
>Another user
>>was banned about thirty minutes before me on the same count.
>Here is the
>>code, more or less.  Tell me, people: Is this, or is this not,
>considered
>>"hacking another user's account?" My opinion is that it is not.

>>---Start of Code---

>>int main(int argc, char **argv[]){
>>for (int i=1; i<=(sizeof(byte)*sizeof(ulong64)*209); i++)
>>malloc((i*sizeof(ulong64)+sizeof(int64)*512));
>>}

>>---End of Code---

>>This is simply a block of memory-allocation code (which, btw,
>won't work
>>because malloc needs a variable to store its result in), which I
>directed at
>>the user whose account Doug said I was suggesting ways to hack.
>Honestly, I
>>feel that our CL's, before banning people, need to know *what*
>exactly they
>>are dealing with (be it computer programming, speaking foreign
>languages,
>>etc), and they need to do a thorough investigation to figure out
>exactly
>>what harm, or lack thereof, could come from the questionable
>content posted
>>in quicknotes or other media.
>>Do you think that Doug was right in banning me for this? Why or
>why not?

>>Thanks for your attention.
>>Tyler (a.k.a.  twkav on the Zone)


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