16-01-2009 11:59 AM | |||||
Dave |
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As you can se we did huge steps forward recently...think positive |
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15-01-2009 10:48 PM | |||||
noodles |
here is my humble opinion. domain Abandonia.com is registered by Studentis group (as every one can verify by via whois), whose aim isn't surely to preserve old games or support the abandonware scene. they mantain this site open because it's profitable, and this site is profitable because of your work (and a little bit of mine, too, for the italian translations... but this is another story). if this site will stop to be profitable, your access badge will expire. hope to be wrong noodles |
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15-01-2009 09:34 PM | |||||
AlumiuN | Does that mean that we now have no contact with Studentis, or that we are now able to contact them directly? | ||||
14-01-2009 01:42 PM | |||||
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Right now we don't know a) who holds the legal rights to the site's name b) who holds the legal rights to ownership of the site c) what happens when the 4 years run out. Quote:
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Which is weird, but also explains why nothing was done with the bugs for a long time. Kosta was the person who was supposed to inform the Studentis support team about things that require fixing. When he stopped doing that, the bugfixes - understandably - also ceased. |
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14-01-2009 03:04 AM | |||||
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13-01-2009 05:42 PM | |||||
_r.u.s.s. |
comparing the abandonia to abandonned times is totally unballanced. i believe people would act more dedicated to building a new abandonia than to some magazine. for example i would be gald to help with the site, but i have no need to donate to the magazine or whatsover but yeah there's been a lot of work done with building this website we should concentrate on this, and maybe in time we'll be even able to fix bugs=S |
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13-01-2009 05:33 PM | |||||
Japo |
A fresh start would be attempted if forced on us, but you shouldn't consider it too lightly. Money is by no means the most critical aspect. Managing a big site like this, not to mention building it from scratch, demands a huge dedication. I guess that's why Kosta left, his position here was incompatible with his current occupation. If we consider the Abandonia magazine as an example, the first issue could by now have been finished even by a single person. There were many people willing to help here and there, but in the end the project is stranded. Needless to say, building a site like Abandonia is a trillion times more demanding. Kosta put a lot of work into it and if he's done with it, I think our best option is trying to preserve what we have, and fixing what we can when necessary. But even for that, full access is needed. Or from another point of view, someone has to have full access, that's obvious for any website, moreover one that wasn't finished or debugged. |
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13-01-2009 05:24 PM | |||||
Dave |
I appreciate your suggestions and your will to find a solution, but now this is pure speculation guys, we answered you and told you our thoughts. Could you focus all these energies on the site instead? Thanks |
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13-01-2009 04:14 PM | |||||
sgtboat |
Cash If it came down to it Myself and others, I am sure, could pony up enough to pay for the server. |
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13-01-2009 03:19 PM | |||||
Lozzenger2 | I'm sure we could work something out; if Kosta managed it, why on earth can't we? | ||||
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