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Kemosabe
06-12-2012, 12:08 PM
I told my wife I broke Hotkeynet. I've used it for a couple years and the first time I go to the forum, register and ask a question, Freddie sends me a pm that he has closed the site lol. Thanks Freddie :p

Seriously though, thanks for the great free program I've used all these years, but since I can't fix my PiP toggle problem, maybe it's time to look at ISBoxer. :)
MiRai
06-12-2012, 09:07 PM
I didn't believe it until I went there myself and saw the announcement:

http://www.hotkeynet.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2599

While it's unfortunate, at least the program is still available for download. HotKeyNet was the program that I usually referred people to who didn't want to pay for ISBoxer and wanted software with some power. If ISBoxer was not around, I would be using HKN myself.
ebony
06-12-2012, 09:08 PM
http://hotkeynet.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=2599

the sites look like they stay online for now. shame to see it going
Freddie
06-12-2012, 10:00 PM
Sorry Kemosabe.

Please note that I didn't close the site. I closed the forum. The site will remain on the web.

I've given free user support for HotkeyNet for four years. I can't keep doing it the rest of my life. I have to stop sometime. So I stopped yesterday.

This change affects only the forum, not the rest of the site, not the program. The program itself was already frozen. I stopped working on HotkeyNet two years ago. From my point of view, that was a bigger event than this.

The site will remain on the web, and the program will continue to be available for download.
Ualaa
06-12-2012, 10:02 PM
I wonder if it would be okay for someone to host HKN somewhere, so it would be available.
It is a good option, for boxers.
Freddie
06-12-2012, 10:12 PM
I wonder if it would be okay for someone to host HKN somewhere, so it would be available.
It is a good option, for boxers.
No, it's not okay. That would be a copyright violation. And it's not necessary. People can continue to download HotkeyNet from its website. The site will remain on the web.
Khatovar
06-12-2012, 10:39 PM
As long as I can still use HKN, I'm happy. *hugs her HotKeyNet*

Oh, and Kemosabe if you have questions you can still ask here. I'm not Freddie and am nowhere near pro with HKN, but if I swing around blindly in the dark for a while, I can usually dig up something.
Freddie
06-12-2012, 10:47 PM
As long as I can still use HKN, I'm happy. *hugs her HotKeyNet*

Oh, and Kemosabe if you have questions you can still ask here. I'm not Freddie and am nowhere near pro with HKN, but if I swing around blindly in the dark for a while, I can usually dig up something.
Actually Khat you are very, very good at answering questions about HotkeyNet. I've always appreciated that.
Khatovar
06-12-2012, 10:59 PM
Thanks Freddie. You got anything else in the pipe or are you busy living life?
Ualaa
06-13-2012, 01:20 AM
No, it's not okay. That would be a copyright violation. And it's not necessary. People can continue to download HotkeyNet from its website. The site will remain on the web.

That comment, regarding the hosting of HKN, was prior to seeing that you were planning on keeping it available.
If you're planning on continuing to host it (which rocks), there's no reason for anyone else to host it, or ask to host it, etc.

I know the original author of Octopus no longer maintains it, and has not for years.
Yet you can still download Octopus and use it for boxing.
Presumably he/she does not object to that.
Freddie
06-13-2012, 12:41 PM
Well, you were misled by the title of this thread and the original post.

I'd appreciate it if somebody would change the title of this thread. HotkeyNet hasn't closed. HotkeyNet's website hasn't closed. HotkeyNet's forum closed.
Freddie
06-13-2012, 01:37 PM
Thanks!
MiRai
06-13-2012, 04:22 PM
Thanks!
No problemo.
JohnGabriel
06-13-2012, 06:01 PM
Seems like creating a subforum here for the program would be perfect.
MiRai
06-13-2012, 06:33 PM
Seems like creating a subforum here for the program would be perfect.
We don't have specific sub-forums for software, we have an entire software forum; and we've had a [HotKeyNet] tag for threads since as long as I've been around.
Apps
06-15-2012, 08:51 AM
Right, I don't think anyone needs to overly panic. To paraphrase Fenrils comments, I believe this community will always serve as a common ground for the trade skill moreover than a particular software. Ive seen help requests, and troubleshooting for all sorts of software since Ive been a member here.

Im sure Lax and company will not disagree with Freddie.. maintaining forums is a job that needs constant maintenance.


Freddie, thanks for providing a product, and adding to the overall history of multiboxing for the world. *tips hat
Enjoy your free time.

:)