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The problem with lua is that the script is free to do calls like "os.fopen". worse, we can call arbitrary libraries. Solving this would equal to rewriting the whole lua library. Complete rewrite? No. Rewriting and removing certain hazardous default system calls in a new subprocess' global table? Ye...

The only sandboxing that is possible is ⋅ Put it in a subprocess ⋅ Manipulate (create) its library of allowed calls (read: its global environment) ⋅ Make certain calls safer (like where it is allowed to open a file) ⋅ Restrict runtime that it does without yiel...

I would like to make something like that, but I'd rather have a replica of the Minecraft mod titled ComputerCraft. Issues I see which are probably not found in the Minecraft version of the mod: Mesecons-related (Minecraft has it good with Redstone at its best; we don't): ⋅ With how it is a...

I was not able to reproduce the crash. Could you please post the exact position of your generator and the mods the server uses. If someone else wants to try, I made a .we file. The only mod list I could use would come from looking up the server info (and only way I know of is from Freeminer's homep...

I have somehow created a crash machine on a server I play on (Minerealms). As I don't recall which image hosting solutions I have accounts for, I will upload the picture. About the picture(ignoring the awkward Gimp drawings): ⋅ This whole thing is 1 block high excluding the ground (dirt; 1...

actually, you did jail him. I was online at the time. he killed one of the people in his building crew without express permission. he was also attacking us as we observed their "game" of tag where he had a diamond sword. hope this help clear things up Once again, my memory is very flawed.. now the ...

Look at quote, notice bold, see below. <trim> OS : Ubuntu 13.10 Full port enabled with port monerating and auto ban. System : 512 mb RAM 20 GB SSD 1Gb/s Network Just wanted to let you know that I don't think "monerating" is a word. The closest words I think you may have meant are "monitoring" (keep...

FNC is mad at me for unjailing then rejailing 'em. I don't know why FNC was jailed in the first place, and I thought I was doing the right thing, but due to what I heard from Burns (maybe out of context), was the reason I rejailed 'em. He claims that I jailed him first, which I have no memory of doi...

Look at quote, notice bold, see below. <trim> OS : Ubuntu 13.10 Full port enabled with port monerating and auto ban. System : 512 mb RAM 20 GB SSD 1Gb/s Network Just wanted to let you know that I don't think "monerating" is a word. The closest words I think you may have meant are "monitoring" (keepi...

Mcc457 wrote:So, I heard its possible to take structures from the old map, and move them to the new...
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Just a reminder, when the selection is big, it must be World Edited by using small segments to avoid lagging everyone out and also to prevent a crash (out of memory or other issues).

Rick, would you mind not doing "/clearobjects"? It deletes everything in item frames and pedestals. Which I use in my galleria. (SAFR) Well my bad, but i had to do it because i died in a random spot and had a ton of talonite with my plus the admin sword Another reason to be high in the sky (with fl...

DJrocker keeps begging for a nyan cat. Since I don't know if it is allowed to spawn it in, I'm refusing and DJ is being self-centered... (just got "vazon is grupy" ... banning) EDIT: by "self-centered", I mean it seems like DJ is behaving like a spoiled child. EDIT 2: After all this, FASTPACEDMAN200...

Whitemau5 wrote:LOL There are not as many people on Minetest so you practically know everyone who plays a lot on the game. :P

True, also the server is getting a lot of downtime within just a 48-hour span due to crashes.

I don't understand this. You mean a real name for the mod? Why is this a big issue? I have yet to see anywhere on the web where a license does not show the author's real name . Doesn't this mean you allow "people to create "clones" that were ad-ified and/or charged money for"? I just gave up and de...

If I get this correctly, the server I hoped to create a server mod for is not going to be available now? Oh well, now I just got to choose a license and I'm good to go.

For the few mods I made, I never dove into the license subject. Mostly I tried to apply the same license as minetest and the same license for used code/images as the ones they are falling under. But I read at least at two places somethig about licenses and minetest: First a sticky post "Forum infor...

Why wouldn't you allow many accounts on one IP address and many login's in a specific time span? It is currently configurable with local variables at the top to say how many connections within a time-span (also a local variable at the top) before it triggers the first kick. - For the login's in a s...

PilzAdam wrote:Please dont use a non-free license.

Okay, for me to be able to choose a license, I need some help with deciding one. (I did say in the license I put in there, it is subject to change)

Hello MineTest community. I'm doing my first attempt at a server mod, which will be my first attempt at a MineTest mod in general. == Begin off-topic == My experiences in Lua started with the ComputerCraft mod for MineCraft, and I seem to have done very well with it there, so carrying over the exper...

Did the server get taken down on purpose, or did it crash / get (D)DoS'd?
Just used recently on the MineTest IRC main channel:

AFAIK, it was up yesterday.

I got a repeating error similar to that when I compiled from source a few days ago. Although besides the cutting-edge version's normal instability issues, it gave that repeated error while I had the "Credits" tab open on the main screen. EDIT: or something like that error. I cannot trace back to whi...

Rick2 wrote:

like2omg wrote:

Rick2 wrote:Did the server shutdown?

Okay it wasn't just me... I honestly swear I don't know, nor typed, any command that could of shut it down.

I thought i was banned for a minute

See my "Edit"ed post before your "Did the server shutdown?" post.

Did the server shutdown? Okay it wasn't just me... I honestly swear I don't know, nor typed, any command that could of shut it down. EDIT: (prevent double post) like i said here's froggys skin :3 http://i.imgur.com/QEDeqLI.png this is what it looks likehttp://i.imgur.com/DTycBGE.png Wouldn't that b...

As a VIP (using only in correct respect to the server and it's good-minded players), I banned the following player: <I forgot the IP>|WolfCraft - being rude and grief threats EDIT: I don't know if my immature comment got me kicked, or if it is just my laptop getting too hot (common problem; I really...

Hey like2omg: If you want to build one of these right now, here's a circuit that should do the trick. No luacontrollers required! http://i.imgur.com/UKUTvIn.png Thanks. Although I'm curious if it resets immediately after the player leaves the pressure plate (or if it keeps some charge in the final ...

<?xml version="1.0"?> <post author="like2omg"> <para> For it to go down this much when it is not a plugin issue, I think someone has to be hating this server a lot. <newline /> <smiley type="sad-face" /> </para> </post> This shows how dumb I am for posting in XML format... EDIT: If an IP address th...

I don't know if you want to implement this, as it probably wouldn't be used as much as your other features, but I just wanted to throw it out. I have an idea of a new type of pressure plates that take a certain amount of time "stepped on" to actually send out "power". One example usage for using in ...

DISCLAIMER: This only applies to the non-server version of Ubuntu. Currently, Ubuntu 12.04 (April 2012) is the oldest Ubuntu allowed: it's the latest LTS (Long Term Support) for Ubuntu and they already released least one non-LTS into full swing. non-LTSes have updates / are supported for about 6 mon...

spawn items with "data" attached Items with specific, TRM-chosen named properties of the item already set (ex: durability) specially formatted spawn line argument(s) could give set or ranged (chosen randomly) argument values Adding one or two optional arguments to the TRM "add an item" line; have s...

Cue giant server lag because nooby programmers weren't optimizing their code. OR in the heat of battle and pressure from parents like Neuro (joke) they created bots with over 5000 lines of code. Blocks. The way to solve that is by making a custom interpreter so, for example, infinite loops can just...