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 Jan 27 2004, 03:53 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 16-March 02 From: Haifa, Israel Member No.: 2,387  |
So...
I've been wondering. What's the legality code of Utilities/Frames/IC and so on ? Thanks ! -Carmi |
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Jan 27 2004, 04:12 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 37 Joined: 27-January 04 Member No.: 6,028 |
I'd go ahead and extend cyberdecks Legality code of 4P-S over to programs.
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Jan 27 2004, 07:04 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
I don't know.. seems like a lot of them would be perfectly legit (search, maybe medic, stuff like that). Heck, every free UOL disc comes with a rating 2 search program. Stuff which no average Joe would reasonably need (attack programs of all sorts, armor, password crackers) I'd keep the rating as listed above.
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Jan 27 2004, 07:08 PM
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Avatar of Mediocrity Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 725 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle, WA (err, UCAS) Member No.: 277 |
Could be like the Spell Formula legality - anything above Force 3 requires a permit, IIRC...
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Jan 27 2004, 07:18 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Nezumi, is that canon? Personally, I'd say that all the listed matrix programs are restricted, and the stuff that normal users can fiddle around with is some sort of mystical "rating 0" program that doesn't have any provisions for doing stuff when you aren't supposed to be doing it. Medic wouldn't be used because you're not supposed to be under attack; if anything they'd just get a program that would automatically disconnect them on detection of an attack. That sort of thing.
~J |
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Jan 28 2004, 12:15 AM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 16-March 02 From: Haifa, Israel Member No.: 2,387 |
It would be nice if we could agree on something so I can integrate it into CCOC and be able to sleep well at night :)
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Jan 28 2004, 02:28 AM
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Immoral Elf Group: Members Posts: 15,247 Joined: 29-March 02 From: Grimy Pete's Bar & Laundromat Member No.: 2,486 |
[nitpick]Above Force 2![/nitpick] :) |
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Jan 28 2004, 02:12 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
No, my idea is not at all canon. It just seems logical. As someone who works in the computer security field, I would have use for programs which help me find other files quickly and for programs which help protect my computer. Actually, I'd probably end up saying medic and armor (at low levels) are both legal, since it effectively works like Norton (I seem to recollect attack being something which exploits flaws in your computers code, like a virus. Logically, armor would be your virus scan then and Medic would be like scandisk.) Now I could believe that all of the programs are equally illegal if the code they use is specially made for decks (and decks are illegally made computers; your average wageslave like I am IRL would not have a shadowrunner's brand of deck.) That would be because it could only be used on an illegal piece of hardware, and therefore has no legal uses.
That said, it really is up to your GM. Beyond the availability of 'search' being less than 0 for me, it's never come up. After all, no beat cop who pulls you over is going to be able to glance at a disk and say its illegal, and if they have reason to check whats actually on your disks, you're probably in for a lot more than just having illegal hardware. |
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Jan 28 2004, 06:27 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,008 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
That depends. If the illegal hardware you're in for is your deck, they're gonna be checking the software.
But yes, the legality all depends on how you see the programs. ~J |
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