SA:MP Closed for Good

[[DRuG]KillFrenzy]

SA:MP has been taken down yesterday due to their source code being leaked out. Therefore, they "can no longer guarantee the safety and security of SA-MP clients and servers." This means that anyone using SA:MP or the server has the possibility of having their computer hacked.

www.sa-mp.com

It's unfortunate to see such a free online mod to be taken down like this.

[[DRuG]Davo]

Even though i dont play it much these days, its still sad news. What a bummer. Hopefully MTA can become more popular though.

[[DRuG]NikT]

Traditionally, Kyeman has thrown tantrums any time something hasn't gone as planned with the sa-mp community. This has surrounded events like the subversion of the samp master server list, with associated plans changing dramatically along with his mood following the event.

As such, I take all the plans with regards to his project with a grain of salt, possibly, this is even too much weight to take them with, in my opinion.

[DragonMaster]

This is good news for me.

[n3M351s]

I don't think we'll see SA:MP come back. Too much division between the devs, kyeman against the world, and now the leaked source code.

[[DRuG]KillFrenzy]

Yeah, what I thought is SAMP won't be back after this. The source code being leaked finalized the ending of SAMP. It's not like all those other 'endings' where the SAMP team brought itself back on its feet.

[Capsinurass]

looks like they are still trying to get back on there feet, but i dont see them coming back from this...
i say they should just call it quits... All these things all at ones is a sign that its time to stop.

[[DRuG]Mortal]

Don't want to be a dick...

But how does source code leak? How the hell does that happen? Please. I smell something else.

[[SiK]DemonSeed]

SA-MP Defiantly went to the emo corner.

http://www.sa-mp.com/

The website and master server lists have been reopened. For now, the security situation appears normal. You can continue to use the SA-MP software if you wish and we’ll be releasing some further security updates within the next two weeks. We’ll also be monitoring the security situation and news will be posted here if there are any threats.

Before this new 0.2.2 security update is made available, please adhere to the following recommendations:
* Only play on trusted servers.
* If anyone asks you to add auth.sa-mp.com or auth2.sa-mp.com to your windows ‘hosts’ file, ignore the request.
* If you notice the Internet and Official lists disappear again, please check this website for information.

It has been decided that, although the actions of the former developer are damaging to the project, the responsibility for preventing something like this was my own. There should have been more strict criteria for allowing someone to enter the team and access the source code and encryption keys. Signed agreements should have also been in place. These will be part of the new rules for any SA-MP developer that has access to the source code.

I apologize for any inconvenience caused during the downtime and hopefully this situation will be completely resolved after the next software update.

Kind regards,
Kye
SA-MP Lead Developer

[n3M351s]

Don't want to be a dick...

But how does source code leak? How the hell does that happen? Please. I smell something else.

I dunno. I guess they can get peoples ips and decrypt players saved passwords. And heaps of people use the same password for everything.