RESPONSE TO CRITICISM
(C) August 2000 Max
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As expected, there was a reaction,
although not as stormy as we would like,
but still no answer. Let me remind you about
what are we talking about: in the third issue I am under-
with a whirlwind mood, he smashed everything into smithereens
groups and individuals who were engaged in non-
legal distribution of our programs,
but the fee for the work was not sent. You can't me-
Nya in a bad mood should be allowed into the classroom
viature - I can say too much and unintentionally
to offend someone.
This is almost what happened with the group BrokImSoft,
whose members were blacklisted, with
I don't want to deal with anymore.
I still decided to write a letter to this group -
We can clarify the relationship a little.
Imagine my surprise when
they received a response. And what would you think there
written? The group and TJ in particular brought
sitAPOLOGY for the moral and
material damage! It turns out that they
and notthought to replicate ours"Editor"
and "Missions" by country. The hack was intended-
only for “our own people”, but some of them
I made several copies and sent them to friends
in different cities.
Well, I'm used to taking people at their word,
and therefore the apology is accepted and the conflict
can be considered exhausted! For my part,
We formally ask you not to be angry for the over-
measuredly emotional performance in the third
number ;)))
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When the magazine was completely ready for you-
progress, a letter unexpectedly arrived from X-Pro-
ject. They read about themselves in the third issue
and demanded an official survey
version in the "popular edition". Popular
presence on the Spectrum is a relative matter,
That’s why I’m publishing a “refutation” on my site.
If this doesn't suit you, do something
whatever you think is necessary. So, JAM wrote to me,
its text is small (like it was in the E-letter) and
marked J:. My comments are marked M:
ALL POINTS
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J: "Black Crow". Houep three. Statue of a postal yatsuk." Author
magazine accuses Yen personally (and at the same time u weigh Ch-Project) of
pobctbe u is surprised that he did not receive “royalties” from us for the re-
two houepas of your magazine.
Firstly, I never wrote the “impacts” given in the statue.
Dov" to you personally, Mikhail, and you won’t deny it, I know
right? But some phrases really weren’t taken out of thin air.
And I understand that they were sent to you by a certain Nikolai Oleksandrenko,
notouy that uuehho he in one of his nuceu asked yen to say-
I mean, I'm talking about the magazine "Black Crow". I expressed my opinion
OWN BEST uhehue, uhehue from the position of a critic and editor. Mo-
maybe you, Mikhail, asked him about this? So tell me, otherwise I
For some reason I agree with this.
M: I am not used to my sources of information
divulge, but if it’s so interesting, then from
several people received messages about your
unflattering and sometimes rude attacks on my
edition. You yourself understand that everyone is like that
it is not possible and necessary to check the signal
mileage. Your personal opinion interests me
resuscitates, but doesn'tenough to rush
into a showdown. Specially to see anyone off
I didn’t ask for rating surveys - I know it myself
WHAT magazine do I make...
J: Secondly. Yen has a sneaking suspicion that the higher-
Nyty N. Oleksandrenko “whispered kindly” to you also
information about what Ch-Project allegedly hacked and sells in
Charyukov 1 u 2 houepa "ChV" u new uuccuu to "Black Raven"
Vieste with the editor of these publications.
M: All numbers of my "Crow" initially
were without protection. Even the creeping line now
Dilky screen talked about it: "free
distribution is strongly welcomed -
Xia!" But “Missions” and “Editor” are the case -
were commercial. I had signals
from Kharkov (note!) that one of
XPJ members made a freecopy of our version
programs and launched into free swimming.
J: Picture from a schizophrenic dream "ueptboro" hapkouaha:
fat pot-bellied Jau in a tailcoat and a tall top hat, impressively
lounging in a chair u with his feet up on the table u puffing
thick cigar, scolding a dozen of hishacker wards,
standing dejectedly in front of them with bloody tonopauu in their hands:
- Well, you idiot, when will the result be?!
"Razdobau" guiltily deceives pykauu.
- When, I ask you, will you hack these fucking new ones?
uuccuu to "ChV", huh? Yen's plan fails, "pirates" are wholesalers
They have been waiting for the goods for a long time, everything is paid in advance...
The phone rings. Jau holds out the naked one
gold rings and hand:
- Hello? What? "The Edge of Santa Claus"? Yes, yes, there will be love.
Suitable soon. Well, what are you talking about, the prices, of course, are
pingy, as always. Yes. Well, wait, it will be soon.
Before I can hang up, the phone rings again.
- Well? Who-who? The author of "Black Crow"? What-what-what? Which
Etse, in the ass, fee?! We don’t know such people at all. Yes, yes, u
never happened. In general, where are you calling? This is a brokerage
office "Carlson and Jau", so please call in the future
don't bother!
He slams down the phone in irritation. Cuotput on bloodthirsty hackers
new views.
- I repeat for the last time: if by tomorrow morning there is no
there will be a result, I will have to publish your coordinates and from-
I'll let you be torn to piecesabtopau. Missed it?
In a terrible panic, the hackers affirmatively shake their heads
run away. Jau adjusts his bowtie, sits down in the ten-seat seat
zine u rolls to the casino, where drunken buddies from
Ch-Project accompanied by long-legged strippers...
M: Yes, Anton Palych, you need novels
to write, not to make magazines! Chekhov you are ours;)
J: How's the picture? Marazi, isn't it? Exactly the same ia-
damn u that I hack and sell software. I, of course, uory
Nya N. Oleksandrenko: his statue that he did not offer for
ZCh-Power, I rejected it because of the low level, here it is, video, u
I decided to “be honest”, having reported something that was outright wrong. I would io-
maybe he forgave him, but he allowed himself an unforgivable
mistake: he cast a shadow on the entire Ch-Project, and this is already too much.
M: deal with those you consider yourself
necessary. This doesn't concern me. I repeat
once again - about the situation in Kharkov I am in-
formed several sources, which
some, by the way, claimed that the Kharkov
The disc dealer is a member of XPJ, with
than I you andCongratulations! If so, then I
concluded that pirate money goes to
"common fund" of your company. Deal with yours
bazaars - why are they compared to ordinary
buyers are portrayed as members of your group
py? As for N. Oleksandrenko, then
I've been in a relationship with him for over a year now.
solutions and, as you can see, disagreements and misunderstandings
no understanding. At least for me it is
you won't "drip" or knock. Hence the following
the conclusion is that you "rejected" him quite
rudely, which now gives you reason to think,
that he has a grudge against you. To be honest,
but I also don’t like all of his articles, but I
I find the appropriate tone and words for dialogue
between us. As a result, normal and
business relations. You're probably sick
eat with star fever and therefore spread out
fingers fanned out to Kolyan that his whole
the material is bullshit and sucks, which is in the "elite"
publication" there is no room for his nonsense. But it is necessary
it was easy to point out to a person the weak and
unfinished places in the text, suggest
compare his creation with similar works
takes in other publications, after which he
recommend doing the analysis yourself and
remove all shortcomings. But you are cool, you
no time to go into such psychological
wilds - fuck you, and that's it! Now reap
the fruits of one's own decoy of greatness...
J: Information for those who do notknows: in the city of Charyukov HUKTO
from ChPJ does not sell software. And our “official distributor” is
a person who buys licenses from us for our projects.
Sometimes we offer you to purchase a license for other programs.
raiii, (if the authors of these programs ask us about it) done
unyiu people. Sometimes he agrees, sometimes he doesn’t, but sometimes he doesn’t
I can always justify the cyuuy that the authors ask for their
software
M: I sent you an advertisement through Panther.
Reactions - zero. I don't have your address
the market man, otherwise I would have sent it to him. In Dnep-
ropetrovsk distributor has repaid the license
and was able to earn money on new missions, and
they chose to break your defense in Kharkov,
than to purchase a license.
J: We, and others, are one of those heuhorux who
trying to establish a civilized software market on Cnektpyue and not-
rarely are they offered abtopau in distribution absolutely
free of charge. It's more unpleasant when they spit on your soul.
M: yeah, of course... Civilized market...
Don't be offended, but let's use our fingers
let's see:there will be enough of you there in Prozhekt
ten, right? Now, Comrade Che-
hov, listen to my tale and how I could
I'd be foolish to imagine it, be like that
the idiot you take me for:
Such a cool party is sitting under the proud
"X-Project" sign and views the mountain
new discs that came from all over the
immense. Suddenly in the eyes of one of the members
the most honest group in the CIS comes across
Quite an interesting program from the provincial
nal encoder.
- Guys! A cool game has come to our se-
you! But only in one copy and with a
shield :(
- Who is the author?
- It doesn’t matter, the main thing is: rulez program! Hey,
bro,” he lowered his voice to a whisper. - Yes-
let's break it and do something to ourselves
home a copy... - one timidly suggested
from group members.
- How can you think such a thing! - not
those present were indignant, thinking.
- It’s not good for us to dirty our hands with this matter! -
The most important one firmly stated. - Better oka-
help the author if possible
like that, establish contact with him.
- Yes, there is no such possibility yet, - rob-
but everyone else muttered. That's all
and it ended. The floppy disk went out of sight,
but did not sink into oblivion, but ended up unclean
hand to the hackers who replicated it,
and no one even remembered the author...Well, how do you like my essay? No worse than those
I can go by my ears. Well, if it's serious...
Okay, who do you take me for? Also
I think they are fighters for a “civilized market”. For
more or less decency at least ONE co-
YOU BOUGHT PIA from me! And don't say no
none of you have our editor or no-
new missions - I won’t believe it! Which means that from
you are such "civilizers" as with Yelts-
on - Zykina. The civilized software market is
refers to trade exclusively on the basis of
licenses or other agreements with pro-
manufacturers. All participants in the gaming market
pirated products are rationed. You should
was to tell Kolyan to fuck off with his copy of the game
ry and, if possible, make sure that he
had no chance of pushing it off to some le-
vom hacker. Apparently this did not happen
done and why don't I upload shit!
Kharkov has always been, is and will long be
system and hacker capital of computer-
of the CIS world. No civ. software market there
there will beNEVER!
J: As for the studies referred to "ChV", then they, each
chii, pinned in Charyukov uuehho N. Oleksandrenko. I know who
Uuehho this software was hacked, but I’m not an informer and I won’t say anything.M: this is not snitching, but restoration
elementary justice. I know too
about this “talent” and I know who it is. Yes-
hey, for example, let’s assume a situation with
your magazine: this guy breaks and quietly
rya sends it throughout the former USSR in
as souvenirs, etc. Find out about
this would have punched him in the face, wouldn't it? Co-
exactly like that. This results in double standards:
Don’t touch ours, but what is someone else’s - did God himself command?
J: And I also know what I should have done to you, Mikhail,
to receive royalties for my programs. You needed to
here, hanpuuep, ko ine u will ask one by one with distribution of them
in Charyukov. That's all. But you naively assumed that
distributors will rush to you to order a magazine and editor
Jesus. It’s okay, it will pass, I too was like that once. But
then I realized: in order to sell my product, I need to find a distributor
tora cauouy, I’ll grab you by the throat and won’t let go until
until he agrees to buy the license. Otherwise he will buy
her y hacker.
M: well, I sent you an advertisement, remember
Panther's letter? You,by the way, so on him
did not answer. Or should I write
advertising with amendments for senior warrant officers
kov? If you don’t think it’s necessary, just say so, otherwise
"to grab the throat." And how to understand the phrase
Zu will “buy from a hacker” against the backdrop of your statements
ny about the “civilized software market”? And not yet
It’s completely understandable - if you don’t study with
self-realization in the city, then how, own
Surely, you are organizing this very “ci-
"vilified" market? How can you influence
"market" without being its operator? Something
your speeches don't fit...
J: Thirdly, about the stolen articles. I have words on
I don't throw the wind. If I said so, then I know whose I’m talking about.
It may not be possible to provide a list of those articles that were whole
“torn out” from ZCh-Power and published in “Black Crow”? If
If you want, I’ll bring it, but I bet you know everything perfectly well.
M: yes, there are a couple, so what?
J: Do you read the article "Authors" in ZChP? If you read, you should
there was this phrase from the one that the editors of the magazine prohibit
I will publish the article in other publications. Po-uoeuy,quite clearly
that violation of this requirement is ordinary theft.
M: you have the same problem as many others
the rest of the ESMI on the Spectrum: smear
information about yourself and about the magazine for several hundred
tey. Do you want to make it look big?
volume or show off the presence
a large number of articles? Or is it e-
mental megalomania? After all, it is possible in one
I'll tell you everything in this article. I, for example,
I never read such articles, because... nothing-
There is usually nothing new said there. And maybe
That's why I didn't see the ban. Let's re-
let's deal with plagiarism once and for all - after all
I borrowed some material already
after the release of yours or any other
edition, not before. And therefore his information
tive value is lost for your chi-
tatel, but maybe also represents
interest for those who do not usually read
protected commercial publications. Therefore
imposing such bans is simply ridiculous
and not serious. It seems so to me.
J: The Appendix also contains programs taken from the Appendix to
ZЧP. U I didn't get the joke about you "bought Alasu for
two bucks "... Did you buy it FOR PUBLICATION IN PUBLICATION
cboeuy magazine? I'm sorry, notouythat Nai Aleu offered it
for 10$.
M: for programs - maybe. But it's not
malicious intent, but an ordinary overlay. So what?
concerns ALASM, then at the time of release in
the circulation of that issue of the magazine had already been published
The next version has arrived, so it is published
the bathroom was hardly commercial
value.
J: Mikhail, you are right: otherwise, in general, it’s not a pity,
that you will borrow materials from our magazine, but let’s call it
Vatyu vetsu cbouuu uuehauu. You uor draw nai pussy u cnpo-
Just, can I do this? I assure you, I would not refuse you -
li.
M: Panther wrote to you with the knowledge and approval
knowledge of all Compu-Studio Ltd,but correspondence
didn't work out. Why?
DIVISION FROM THE TOPIC
===================Well, every single publication writes “write-
we will answer everyone!” They speak so joyfully
that they are so sociable, that they are so cool
you, but decent. This is bullshit for the most part
in most cases! Example - I wrote as co-
JAM tells me, to the ZF editor with a request
about help in implementing the editor and new
missions - silence, although in issue 8 they
advertised this type of service.
Then I wrote to Eraser last summer
business proposal for Tech Maker. to me
I wanted to help them improve the text
editor to a more or less acceptable form,
throw away the ZxIbm editor, because 24 (32) KB
text for an electronic publication is nonsense. And
no reaction from there. About correspondence with re-
I already mentioned the production of ZX-PoWer above.
Just recently I wrote a letter to the editor
DEJA VU, but it’s still quiet from them. I hope
that this is connected with the completion of the next
DV numbers. There was correspondence only with
by the editors of ADVENTURER and ZX-PILOT.
Question to all editors: why eliminate
to have a circus? If you don’t think it’s necessary to answer
chat - say it in a reply message: so
and so - there is no point in correspondence between us
or something like that. Maybe this is offensive
cheats someone, but it will be as honest as
towards him and towards yourself. Although,
whether conscience is a flexible concept, what is it about?
is it me? By the way, I can suggest to the reader
next version of correspondence(hear, read-
tel! This is for you too, maybe...), es-
is there any point (from the magazine's point of view) from this
correspondence is not enough: ask in a polite manner
about payment for your answer to him. In other words
by you: so that he puts an envelope in the letter
with stamps for answer. Then there will be wolves
full and the sheep are safe...
LET'S CONTINUE WITH JAM:
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J: Maybe you were hurt by the rather critical attitude towards
tboeuy magazine? You don’t know how I feel about others, and
own, including. I just can imagine very well
I tell you what an ideal magazine should look like, and everything that exists
I compare with these templates. I'm not used to foaming at the mouth,
saying “what a cool magazine!”, “there is nothing better!” u
etc. to attract the attention of publishers. I'm mainly pointing out
disadvantages, notouy that advantages do not need kouuehtapu-
yah.
M: for God's sake! Finally they began to post-
send real letters with real opinions about
myedition! And then I started to nose
bully ;) But only criticism is also bad
ho. I would point out places I liked like
in articles, as well as in the shell. Maybe some
I have some advice, wishes...
J: Well, perhaps this is enough for everything to become
understandable. If anyone has any questions, please contact us personally
ko ine. I don't hide my addresses.
M: well, it looks like entering
the editors will need additional information -
but double check to avoid in the future
such situations. Although, on the other hand, I
asked not to be judged strictly for any non-
accuracy. Naturally, if inaccuracy
or misinformation has harmed your
good name, then it’s worth doing everything possible
possible for justice to prevail
vovala.
I don’t feel guilty about myself even now
hour, although I admit that it was in vain to gather everyone in
one bunch, and then in extremely harsh colors
pulled back.
Okay, I operate only with the information
which is available at a given time.
If it turned out to be false - sorry! But be-
those are softer with the response - yours from-
callscan also be mistaken for misinformation...
There is no article from the other “heroes” and
There is unlikely to be any reaction. Ho-
I should say in conclusion that it is always necessary
to be a man and be able to recognize as your own
mistakes, and prove your own right-
that one In any case, a good name must be
always and everywhere. I think so, that's why
still ready for dialogue...
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And now I consider it necessary to make a visit to
side of some ESMI on the Spectrum. By-
the water served as a review of both fresh and not
very press. In the newspaper "KrNEWS" there was
affairs devoted to the preparation and use of
nuyu explosives. There was this article
about a year ago, even before the infamous
explosions in Buinaksk and Moscow. In the 3rd
issue of my magazine I did not comment
copy this material from Krasnodar colleagues
in the hope that the events of last summer
taught something, and “advertising” in the magazine
I didn’t want to do it for such publications.
But the year 2000 came and everything gradually
began to be forgotten. At least in our minds
"next generation".Before fillingyour publications with similar material, think about it
about the contingent that will chi-
thief! Are you sure that your idiot neighbor
who misspells his last name and
who, having read the “instructions”, did not try
is it possible to implement such a bomb in practice?
tick? I'm not sure. Ладно, если он сделает
маленький заряд и случайным взрывом отор-
вёт его придурковатую голову, которая так
тащилась от ниггерской музыки в исполне-
нии прибацанного Децила. And if this is not -
the clever one will have to make several kilos
ramm in TNT equivalent? What if
an accidental explosion will destroy half of the nine-
a multi-storey building and under the ruins there will be no
what are innocent people doing?
Stop! Think about yourself, about your
life, what you tell people and what
they tell you. Think for a moment about
the consequences of your deeds and if you are smart enough -
draw the proper conclusions!.. This is me for you
I say, the creator of the magazine "Fan #2". Yes-
Wow, stop making stuff like this!
I also think it’s not superfluous to mention this
but “not with an evil quiet word” (© T.G. Shevchen-
to) editorial offices of newspapers like "Heresy". Russia -
multi-religious country, just like UK-
Raina. It's hardly worth preaching
Satanism, because this is an additional incentive
toreligious hostility and instability. Not
I think you want to live permanently
tense country where there are endless
wars, where various fanatics and thugs
threaten your life and the lives of your loved ones
kih. So start self-censoring and
watch the market! It's enough that the inter-
no, stuffed with this kind of material on
ears. But if more people have access to the Internet,
less advanced individuals, then on-
our jacked-up Spectrum mainly from-
decent youngsters. Keep this in mind when...
Yes, you will do the following numbers!
Why did I find fault with the Heresy for the satanic
Chinese material? Naturally, he published
forged without “left” thoughts, with acquaintance
tangible goals. For Russia this may be
order of things, but for Ukraine, where also with
they read everything Russian-language with curiosity,
this kind of material (in the sense - ex-
real) can say his negative
role. An example can be found in the article "Ukraine"
Indian nationalism" posted in this
magazine issue. As you can see, out of nothing
We might get into a big fight. Religions
The topic is also sensitive, because... in Ukraine
there is no one of its own, not recognized by anyone, but
means illegal, Orthodox Church
so-called Kyiv Patriarchate, headed
schismatic Filaret. She was formed
out of nothing on nationalist sentiments-
niyah type "independent Ykpaihe - independent-
wellchurch!", which have always prevailed in
western part of the country. Leonid Kravchuk as
could and did contribute to its formation and
development during his presidency
in the early 90s. But as the red press writes,
sa, performed the funeral service for the deceased father of L. Kravchuk all
a priest from the Moscow Patriarchate,
because Kyiv, if memory serves, before
still in the position of a sect.
I have nothing against the Heresy and it
similar publications, but please - filtered -
stay away from dubious topics!
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