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Okay to upload Ptolemy?


DeJuanNOnley

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Those of us who have played the game for years remember the old Ptolemy program that maps every location in the game, including Bloodmoon. I still think it is the best map program for Morrowind out there (for those who don't want to use online maps, which can be clunky or go down at times). I still have the last version that was made, but I notice that the original website is long-gone and all the mirrors I found are also dead. Nowhere in the readme or help documentation does it list usage restrictions. I remember it used to exist on several websites, so I think it should be okay to upload here. (Much more reliable than ModHistory IMHO.) Any thoughts on this?

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MMH mirror (not dead!)-> Ptolemy v1.4

 

There was no download on that exact same page two nights ago. The description was there, but no download link. That site is very hit-and-miss. Half the time when I visit it, most of the download links are dead. Then the next day they might be back up. It isn't me. I've heard others complain about the same problems. Plus I don't like their seemingly total lack of standards or administration, and the fact that they routinely ignore licenses. I've actually downloaded mods from there that have been on the site for years and they clearly contain a text file saying the mod can only be uploaded to specific sites (and MMH is not one of them). I understand that most of those old mod authors aren't around and since our old source for these mods is long-dead, MMH does serve a purpose. But I still feel we should do our best to respect the wishes of authors. Of course, in this case, I'm not specifically talking about a mod, but a program -- and one which does not contain a license in the documentation at all. Restrictive or otherwise.

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