How can I license a metamod plugin via sockets ?

hadesownage · **Author**

Hello! I want to license a metamod plugin via Sockets, i have an plugin who do that, but i don't know how do to that in a mm plugin.

Thanks!

Kia · 06-04-2015 , 17:07 Re: How can I license a metamod plugin via sockets ?

You don't. You have to always provide the source code, so this license stuff can be removed.

hadesownage · 06-04-2015 , 18:01 Re: How can I license a metamod plugin via sockets ?

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Originally Posted by Kia

You don't. You have to always provide the source code, so this license stuff can be removed.

I want to know who use that module.
I want to license that module with remote ftp, like with sockets.

fysiks · *Last edited by fysiks; 06-04-2015 at 19:47.*

You can't license it an any way other than the GPL (as inherited by Metamod) which requires you to provide the source code when you distribute it. Therefore, your request is not legal.

It's easy to find out how many people are using your plugin by creating a public cvar. You then look for that cvar on a website like Game Monitor or Game Tracker.

In fact, many people do this. I did it with Polymorph. EDIT: There are currently 15 servers using Polymorph according to Game Tracker.

Jhob94 · 06-05-2015 , 15:40 Re: How can I license a metamod plugin via sockets ?

Want to know who uses that module? Make a mysql connection and save in a database the IP of the server.

@fysiks, that's not enough, some servers are not registered at that websites.

hadesownage · 06-05-2015 , 18:59 Re: How can I license a metamod plugin via sockets ?

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Originally Posted by Jhob94

Want to know who uses that module? Make a mysql connection and save in a database the IP of the server.

@fysiks, that's not enough, some servers are not registered at that websites.

Can you give me a example ?

Neeeeeeeeeel.- · *Last edited by Neeeeeeeeeel.-; 06-08-2015 at 08:30.*

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Originally Posted by Jhob94

Want to know who uses that module? Make a mysql connection and save in a database the IP of the server.

@fysiks, that's not enough, some servers are not registered at that websites.

Really? Please DON'T, anyone can get your database credentials in less than 5 minutes.

If he would want to save the ip of the servers using his module, he should create a php script that receives the ip throught a GET variable. He could add an md5 hash to validate that the request came from the module.