AckFUSS 4.4.1 - Historical Merc-Derived Codebase

About this resource

Original ackfuss-4.4.1.tgz, containing source, world data and supporting files. This is a distinct historical version, not a newly repaired or security-reviewed build.

License and attribution
The included DikuMUD, Merc and ACK terms require preservation of notices and credits, contain noncommercial restrictions, and include notification obligations. ACK specifies login and help attribution. IMC2 Freedom requires compliance with inherited licenses; strlcpy/strlcat retain their BSD notice. These are not unrestricted-use packages. Distribution permission remains pending. Lua has its own permissive notice, which does not replace the inherited codebase terms.

Compatibility warning
Historical source and world package; not compiled, boot-tested or security-audited by Mudhaven. Modern compiler and operating-system compatibility are unverified. Review legacy startup and IMC configuration before running. C++ and Lua 5.1 are required. The supplied liblua.a contains 32-bit x86 ELF objects and is not assumed compatible with a modern 64-bit host; rebuild dependencies for the target platform. Includes AreaConvert 1.0.

Privacy and security warning
Includes historical board and notes data. The README grants the first-created user full administrator privileges; perform bootstrap in an isolated environment. Review bundled scripts and the precompiled Lua library before use. This archive is not security-audited or sanitized.

A download checksum confirms file integrity, not security or runtime compatibility. Review the source and included documentation before running unfamiliar software.

Attribution stays with the work.

License

Inherited DikuMUD, Merc, ACK and component terms; licensing review pending

Original Author

ACK and DikuMUD/Merc contributors with AckFUSS maintainer Kline

Credits

DikuMUD creators: Sebastian Hammer, Michael Seifert, Hans Henrik Staerfeldt, Tom Madsen and Katja Nyboe. Merc enhancements: Michael Chastain, Michael Quan and Mitchell Tse. ACK source credits Stephen Dooley; later ACK notices credit Stimpy, Thalen and Stephen Zepp (Zenithar), with Spectrum, Altrag, Ramias, Universe and other contributors. Preserve all original source, world and component notices. AckFUSS maintenance is associated with Kline; the 4.3.9 and 4.4.1 headers explicitly credit Matt Goff (Kline), 2008. Earlier packages retain older ACK header and README wording. Included IMC2 Freedom contributor notices and Todd C. Miller strlcpy/strlcat notices remain applicable. Bundled Lua credits Lua.org and PUC-Rio; its permission notice is in src/h/lua.h. Lua integration notes also credit Nick Gammon.

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