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Unless someone forks this project, this is the final version. The author is serving a life sentence, so I cannot imagine he will update this ever again.

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roskoalexey 7mo ago
What happened? I can't find any info
- utternerd 7mo ago
  If I link to any articles about it, I dox him unfortunately and I'd prefer not to. I was friends with cmang from our pre-teen days, and we were both heavily involved in the ansi/ascii scene. I'm sure there's still some here who remember him from efnet, or other places.
  - john_strinlai 7mo ago
    >If I link to any articles about it, I dox him unfortunately and I'd prefer not to. thats admirable, and i am certainly not telling you to do otherwise. but i will point out that they have written out their full name and state on their github, patreon, and buymeacoffee.
    - t0085a994 7mo ago
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    - Fnoord 7mo ago
      If a programmer ends up in jail, it is kind of important to know why, so we can assess if we want to run/use their software. So without writing the details I found out, the alleged crime (if it is the same person) is a crime we as society disagree with, very much. But it isn't related to cybercrime in a sense where it can hurt this software project directly.
      - springtx 7mo ago
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    - utternerd 7mo ago
      I didn't notice that but you're correct, and that does change the calculus. In that case: https://www.mctxsheriff.org/news_detail_T6_R1333.php https://www.mctxsheriff.org/news_detail_T6_R1333.php
      - owlninja 7mo ago
        This certainly changes things...
      - icecheese 7mo ago
        That is not what he was charged with, and he was acquitted. I know him personally and he is a good guy, despite how this looks. Works hard to take care of his family, despite a severe disability, and doesn't have a mean bone in his body. I think you should remove this link and correct your comments.
        utternerd 7mo ago
        It's a link from the sheriff's office, and I agree Sam is not a mean person. I've known him since childhood.
        etc-hosts 7mo ago
        is acquitted, and serving a life sentence? what
        icecheese 7mo ago
        Dude is absolutely not serving a life sentence. I don't know where they got that from. There also isn't anything stopping someone from forking Durdraw if they want to.
      - reconnecting 7mo ago
        It looks like public service website, but it returns `403 Forbidden` for EU IP address. Any ideas?
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icecheese 7mo ago
That's not true at all. I know him, too. He is offline, not in jail, but plans to be back online at some point. He was acquitted of the charges you referenced. The report you linked is also not accurate about the charges and circumstances. (Believe it or not, cops lie.)
- utternerd 7mo ago
  I hope you're right and the information I got was incorrect, we all want him back on the right path. He was found guilty previously for the same charge and did multiple years, so the reality is he did do this at one point, even if the latest charge was acquitted (I had not heard this yet, if it is true).
  - icecheese 7mo ago
    I don't want to say too much out of respect for privacy, but the charge last year was for a probation issue, not related to the old charge. He was acquitted on the probation issue, and is at home today. Like I said, the sheriff dept decided to lie in their report, about pretty much everything. If someone told you he has a "life sentence," that was also a lie. I just saw him the other day at his home. I really hate to see these falsehoods repeated, especially since he isn't here to defend himself. I will tell him about this thread, though.

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roskoalexey 7mo ago

What happened? I can't find any info

utternerd 7mo ago
If I link to any articles about it, I dox him unfortunately and I'd prefer not to. I was friends with cmang from our pre-teen days, and we were both heavily involved in the ansi/ascii scene. I'm sure there's still some here who remember him from efnet, or other places.
- john_strinlai 7mo ago
  >If I link to any articles about it, I dox him unfortunately and I'd prefer not to. thats admirable, and i am certainly not telling you to do otherwise. but i will point out that they have written out their full name and state on their github, patreon, and buymeacoffee.
  - t0085a994 7mo ago
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  - Fnoord 7mo ago
    If a programmer ends up in jail, it is kind of important to know why, so we can assess if we want to run/use their software. So without writing the details I found out, the alleged crime (if it is the same person) is a crime we as society disagree with, very much. But it isn't related to cybercrime in a sense where it can hurt this software project directly.
    - springtx 7mo ago
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  - utternerd 7mo ago
    I didn't notice that but you're correct, and that does change the calculus. In that case: https://www.mctxsheriff.org/news_detail_T6_R1333.php https://www.mctxsheriff.org/news_detail_T6_R1333.php
    - owlninja 7mo ago
      This certainly changes things...
    - icecheese 7mo ago
      That is not what he was charged with, and he was acquitted. I know him personally and he is a good guy, despite how this looks. Works hard to take care of his family, despite a severe disability, and doesn't have a mean bone in his body. I think you should remove this link and correct your comments.
      - utternerd 7mo ago
        It's a link from the sheriff's office, and I agree Sam is not a mean person. I've known him since childhood.
        etc-hosts 7mo ago
        is acquitted, and serving a life sentence? what
        icecheese 7mo ago
        Dude is absolutely not serving a life sentence. I don't know where they got that from. There also isn't anything stopping someone from forking Durdraw if they want to.
    - reconnecting 7mo ago
      It looks like public service website, but it returns `403 Forbidden` for EU IP address. Any ideas?
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icecheese 7mo ago

That's not true at all. I know him, too. He is offline, not in jail, but plans to be back online at some point. He was acquitted of the charges you referenced. The report you linked is also not accurate about the charges and circumstances. (Believe it or not, cops lie.)

utternerd 7mo ago
I hope you're right and the information I got was incorrect, we all want him back on the right path. He was found guilty previously for the same charge and did multiple years, so the reality is he did do this at one point, even if the latest charge was acquitted (I had not heard this yet, if it is true).
- icecheese 7mo ago
  I don't want to say too much out of respect for privacy, but the charge last year was for a probation issue, not related to the old charge. He was acquitted on the probation issue, and is at home today. Like I said, the sheriff dept decided to lie in their report, about pretty much everything. If someone told you he has a "life sentence," that was also a lie. I just saw him the other day at his home. I really hate to see these falsehoods repeated, especially since he isn't here to defend himself. I will tell him about this thread, though.