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Rushian 0
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I'm replying here as the encryption of the CT2.0 scripts isn't really a bug. Smiling Face

Originally posted by Rushian:
I *really* don't like the encrypted files.

Originally posted by Philipp:
I am afraid this is the only way to enforce expire date. I originally was myself not a big fan of encoded scripts and tried to avoid them at any cost. I changed my mind because a warez group release last year a pirated version of Storyteller where all copyright notices were removed. This version had also a bad inpact on sales.

They made look this like a public domain script after there is no indication that this is a commercial script Slightly Frowning Face. I hope you understand me now better.

I like to tinker with the code to add new things, or fix Win32/IIS glitches, etc. or hell, add new features/mods.. Now I can't do that! This will severely impact my use of the system.

There is no longer a need to modify the main code base. Nearly all modifications can be done with additional modules or templates. The new system is much more modification friendly then the old code base.

I can live with the expire date, seeing as they're beta versions, but once the codebase is final I'm really hoping to get decrypted scripts.

And I totally understand your desire to protect your work, but in the end, *any* piece of software will be broken if the desire is strong enough. What ends up happening -- in every case -- is you inhibit your legitimate users.

I think there is always a reason to be able to edit the core code. I've modded my ST1.8 admin CP quite extensively. I really want to be able to collapse the left admin menu by groups for example.. Can that be done with templates or modules now?

And there are *always* glitches that can be fixed. Being able to edit the code could even save you from having to answer trouble tickets, or forum questions. Even stupid stuff like putting the search fields into a neater table layout, etc.. Minor, sure, but still important to me. Smiling Face

Please consider it. Winking Face

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I can live with the expire date, seeing as they're beta versions, but once the codebase is final I'm really hoping to get decrypted scripts.

Honestly, I don’t know how the protection of the final version will look like (if there is any at all).

It was originally not planned to release encoded scripts, but the commercial PHP market is changing rapidly. I wouldn’t be surprised if in 2-3 years most commercial scripts are encoded. Nowadays even commercial plug-ins for another (GPL licensed) CMS becomes encoded.

The encryption itself isn’t unbreakable. There is actually a Chinese firm that can decrypt encoded scripts for $15/file, but whether the end result is usable is another question. Encoded scripts are not only in a compiled state but also have line numbers, functions, and variables obfuscated. The decrypted version is far away from its original source code and may need additional debugging.

I really want to be able to collapse the left admin menu by groups for example.. Can that be done with templates or modules now?

Not now, but admin control panel templates could be easily implemented, after most of the HTML output you see in the admin control panel is already in a separate file (class_html.php).

There is no real need to collapse the menu after the group tabs are still there (as shown in previous admin screenshots) but only disabled in Test 1.

Being able to edit the code could even save you from having to answer trouble tickets, or forum questions.

There are 2-3 major releases/year planned after the release of 2.0. Every new release comes with a signification numbers of new/updated files. If only one single file has been altered, you need to manually re-add the changes. That means more trouble tickets from not so experienced customers.

Wouldn’t it be nice if you can run the Windows installer and have 5 minutes later your installed version upgraded to the latest one? Winking Face

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