No, I'm not being held hostage by Russian web hackers!
For the past few years I've been "selling" some character generation software for the HackMaster RPG from Kenzer & Company.
I've recently become more involved in other things, one of which is building an addition to my home.
Because of this, I no longer have the time to work on HMTK.
I would like to release the source code in an open source format so that others may continue where I left off. At the same time I do have some bills to pay so I can't just open source right away.
This is why I'm going with the ransom system.
Here is how it will work. Once this blog makes $4K USD from advertising, donations and affiliate sales I will release the full source code for HMTK/wxHMTK on the main site as a download.
As people make changes to the code and send them back to me I will incorporate them into the project and make them available for download.
It's been a wild ride getting to this point but I can't devote the time and energy to the project any longer.
This may not be the best solution, but it is the best one I can think of.
I will provide monthly updates starting in December.
Thank You.
