What is Playground Plus?
Playground Plus is a multi user realtime elsewhere-too talk server written in C for UNIX. Its multi-user because it allows hundreds of people to connect to it at the same time, realtime because if you send a message to another person connected to the system then they'll see it instantly and elsewhere-too because its code is based on the elsewhere-too (ewtoo) system which was developed by Simon Marsh.
Playground Plus is actually a bug fixed and updated version of Playground 96 (written by Mike Bourdaa, Chris Allegretta, Hans Peterson and Valerie Kelly) and was developed predominantly by Silver, phyphor and blimey.
GPL Re-licencing
An interest has been expressed by some coders to repease a version of PG+ under the GPL license, but some of the original or contributing authors are difficult/impossible to contact.
If you contributed code, and do NOT wish your contributed code to be released under the GPL, please post an objection to pgplus@ewtoo.org within 28 days. It will then be possible to remove that code which is obstructing the release.
If a person does not object within 28 days, but later objects, their code will similarly be removed, but we will be free of liability having made a full and reasonable effort to contact that person both directly, and through the main platform discussing the code in question. In that eventuality, we would make a best effort attempt to remove the infinging code within 28 days of receipt of an objection.
If you contributed code, and have NOT been contacted, but would like to give permission, please also email pgplus@ewtoo.org within 28 days.
[Dated: Friday 22 February, 2002]
Important information
Licencing - Please be aware that individuals are logging onto talkers pretending to be Silver and demanding that they gain administrator privs as per "the licence". Please be aware that the licence does NOT contain such a clause. Give administrators privs to only those people you trust and want to have that power. Do not be fooled by hoaxers.
Support - As of version 1.0.10, Playground Plus is no longer supported by any of the authors. This is because there is not enough free time available to be able to maintain and develop the code. However, following some well know exploits recently of a certain bug which should have been removed from the 1.0.10 package there has been a decision to produce one last update. See what Silver had to say on the angel mailing list about 1.0.10 here and his followup on v1.0.11 here.
Options
- Download Playground Plus v1.0.11
- Read the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- See what talkers are running Playground Plus
- Download updates for previous versions of Playground Plus
- Download additional code from the Playground Plus code library
- See some bug reports (and fixes) for version 1.0.11
- Read and post questions or comments about Playground Plus on the discussion board
This page was last modified on Wednesday, 04-Sep-2002 14:58:17 BST.