[Textures] Textures forever!

Fri Aug 2 04:46:46 EDT 2013

I'm a texture's user. I know that the blue sky web site is off line. But I have a big problem...

on a my macintosh G5 textures don't run after a message in which appear an upgrade. I click on "yes" without mind... and after that "click", textures don't run!!! Appear a windows for the new key code.... and if I put my key code it don't run.

So, I've deleted textures and tried to put a new version  (2.2.018b, that I've on my machine) but after some seconds appear a new windows (in attachment)

Please, Help me!!
I trie a new versione (2.2.19, retina, no retina that, instead run on my mac mini) too, but nothing...

Silvia MAschio
Il giorno 04/giu/2013, alle ore 08.26, Bruno Voisin ha scritto:

> Le 4 juin 2013 à 00:36, Gordon Lee <gordonleeblueskyforever at gmail.com> a écrit :
> 
>> I remark, as Mark Twain once did, "reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."
>> 
>> Licensed users of Textures are invited to visit 
>> 
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/obvww7r9xrq0l5l/Textures220b19.zip
>> 
>> where they will find versions of Textures (for Retina and non-Retina machines) that 
>> work without seeking an installation key (but first read the instructions enclosed in the zip).
>> 
>> I will not be available for any further development of Textures and will not respond to any messages.
>> 
>> I must leave it to users to try to ensure that reports of the death of Textures, too, "are greatly exaggerated."
>> 
>> Textures forever!
> 
> 
> To the list: mixed feelings about the above announcement. Is this really an unlocked version of Textures 2.2.0b19, or a malicious program posing as Textures? Our community is probably very small, so there mustn't be much benefit attacking us, but who knows?
> 
> Why I'm asking this:
> 
> 
> - The instructions "to get modified Textures to work.txt" say to lock first
> 
> 	~/Library/Preferences/com.bluesky.Textures.plist
> 
> and each of the files inside
> 
> 	~/Library/Application Support/Textures/
> 
> because the program will try to flush their content upon startup. This is odd. I did not lock anything, but copied first
> 
> 	/Library/Application Support/Textures/
> 	~/Library/Application Support/Textures/
> 	~/Library/Preferences/com.bluesky.Textures.plist
> 
> to a safe location then launched the new Textures. Nothing bad happened to those files. Maybe that's because my current ~/Library/Preferences/com.bluesky.Textures.plist contains valid activation and installation keys, I don't know. But in any case the whole thing feels suspicious, given in particular the behavior isn't as announced.
> 
> 
> - The programs themselves contain odd files "Textures2.2.0b19retina.app/Contents/Mail Attachment" containing the sole line
> 
> 	--============_-844176279==_6============--
> 
> and "Textures220b19noretina.app/Contents/Mail Attachment" containing the sole line
> 
> 	--============_-844231484==_6============--
> 
> That may be the way that the installation key is avoided, but that feels suspicious too.
> 
> 
> After launching the new Textures, I inspected the most likely locations like ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ for anything that would indicate the installation of a backdoor and did not find anything, but I'm no expert on these matters.
> 
> Maybe, for those who plan to try these unlocked Textures, it would be worth installing Little Snitch beforehand, to see whether any info is sent anywhere when Textures is first launched. I didn't, and regret it now.
> 
> Bruno Voisin
> 
> 
> Le 4 juin 2013 à 00:36, Gordon Lee <gordonleeblueskyforever at gmail.com> a écrit :
> 
>> I remark, as Mark Twain once did, "reports of my death are greatly exaggerated."
>> 
>> Licensed users of Textures are invited to visit 
>> 
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/obvww7r9xrq0l5l/Textures220b19.zip
>> 
>> where they will find versions of Textures (for Retina and non-Retina machines) that 
>> work without seeking an installation key (but first read the instructions enclosed in the zip).
>> 
>> I will not be available for any further development of Textures and will not respond to any messages.
>> 
>> I must leave it to users to try to ensure that reports of the death of Textures, too, "are greatly exaggerated."
>> 
>> Textures forever!
>> 
>> 
>> Gordon Lee
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