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ROM 2.4b6 + OLC - Thanos Historical Unix Package
Historical ROM 2.4b6 source and world package with Thanos's OLC reset changes, a bundled Unix executable, original notices and player/staff records.
About this resource
Complete historical ROM 2.4b6 source, world and executable package with Thanos's OLC integration and reset-handling changes. README.OLC describes converted areas, changed reset reading/display/editing, and area ordering/reset adjustments when using stock areas. This is not a standalone OLC patch. Credits ROM: Russ Taylor (Alander), Gabrielle Taylor, Brian Moore and rom.credits contributors. Merc: Michael Chastain, Michael Quan and Mitchell Tse. DikuMUD: Sebastian Hammer, Michael Seifert, Hans Henrik Staerfeldt, Tom Madsen and Katja Nyboe. OLC: Jason Dinkel, Hans Birkeland, Surreality and Locke, with The Isles 1.1 ancestry. Preserve all individual source and area notices and OLC version/author/date/credit strings. Thanos: integration and reset-handling changes documented in README.OLC. License warning Preserve doc/license.doc, doc/license.txt, doc/rom.license, doc/rom.credits and all README documents. DikuMUD, Merc and ROM terms are layered, not an unrestricted-use grant. Conditions include copyright and license retention, required login/help attribution, applicable notification requirements, noncommercial/no-distribution-charge restrictions and ROM derivative-identification/naming conditions. Preserve all component notices. Historical email addresses may no longer work. Archive availability does not establish that all redistribution conditions have been satisfied. Compatibility and safety warnings README.version identifies the underlying ROM 2.4b6 base as May 29, 1998, not the integration date. OLC headers retain ROM 2.3 modified / Beta 1.0 wording. Includes a 32-bit x86 ELF src/rom executable plus player/staff records, including a player password field. Review and replace inherited runtime accounts before deployment. Read the area conversion and reset caveats before importing other areas. Modern compiler and operating-system compatibility are unverified. The package has not been compiled, boot-tested, malware-certified or comprehensively security-audited. Do not execute bundled programs or scripts blindly. All original files and notices are retained unchanged.
Compatibility
Historical Unix/Linux source and 32-bit x86 ELF binary; modern toolchain/runtime compatibility unverified.
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/ROM terms and OLC/component notices
Original Author
Thanos and inherited ROM/OLC contributors
Credits
ROM: Russ Taylor (Alander), Gabrielle Taylor, Brian Moore and rom.credits contributors. Merc: Michael Chastain, Michael Quan and Mitchell Tse. DikuMUD: Sebastian Hammer, Michael Seifert, Hans Henrik Staerfeldt, Tom Madsen and Katja Nyboe. OLC: Jason Dinkel, Hans Birkeland, Surreality and Locke, with The Isles 1.1 ancestry. Preserve all individual source and area notices and OLC version/author/date/credit strings. Thanos: integration and reset-handling changes documented in README.OLC.
Download integrity
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