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The "dead simple solution of appending a client ID" would completely fail if the modified client sent the Client ID of a supported client.
by etchalon 4y ago
The "dead simple solution of appending a client ID" would completely fail if the modified client sent the Client ID of a supported client.
- nightpool 4y agoCorrect. The problem is users not mentioning they have modified clients when reporting e.g. avatar rendering issues to individual modders. The users aren't being deceptive, they're just non-technical
- salawat 4y agoWelcome to the fruits of a computing industry that hasn't focused on making computing more accessible cognitive load wise in decades. Specs locked behind paywalls/licensewalls. Closed source API:s, lock in via cryptography... It all comes together to create just what large software platforms want, but what people like Engelbart were trying to avoid. A technically ignorant/illeterate user populace.