How to get rid of annoying copyright info in mxComment (which isGNU/GPL licensed!)

[burek021]

1. Find the file /components/com_maxcomment/includes/
maxcomment.utils.php
2. Find the lines that contain call to a function named "eval()", for
ex. "eval(stripslashes(base64_decode("...")));"

the eval function is used to evaluate the php code inside brackets,
base64_decode function is used to encode the human readable php code
into base64 encoded text, thus, here is where the copyright code is
hidden

3. copy the text between quotation marks in base64_decode("") function
call
4. go to http://www.opinionatedgeek.com/dotne.../Base64Decode/
5. paste that text into the page and press DECODE button
6. you'll see a human readable php code now, copy it to the Notepad,
find the function named _getNoticeCopyright() it starts something like
this:

function _getNoticeCopyright(){
global $mosConfig_absolute_path, $COMMENT;
require($mosConfig_absolute_path.\'/administrator/components/
com_maxcomment/version.php\');
....
}

7. delete all the code in that function or just put one 'return' at
the beginning of the function, for ex.

function _getNoticeCopyright(){
return;
global $mosConfig_absolute_path, $COMMENT;
require($mosConfig_absolute_path.\'/administrator/components/
com_maxcomment/version.php\');
....
}

8. select all that text now, copy it to clipboard and go to
http://www.opinionatedgeek.com/dotne.../Base64Encode/
9. paste the text in the page and press ENCODE button
10. the resulting text (base64 encoded text) should be put back in the
file /components/com_maxcomment/includes/maxcomment.utils.php

Have fun, cheers :)

[Jerry Stuckle]

burek021 wrote:

1. Find the file /components/com_maxcomment/includes/
maxcomment.utils.php
2. Find the lines that contain call to a function named "eval()", for
ex. "eval(stripslashes(base64_decode("...")));"

the eval function is used to evaluate the php code inside brackets,
base64_decode function is used to encode the human readable php code
into base64 encoded text, thus, here is where the copyright code is
hidden

3. copy the text between quotation marks in base64_decode("") function
call
4. go to http://www.opinionatedgeek.com/dotne.../Base64Decode/
5. paste that text into the page and press DECODE button
6. you'll see a human readable php code now, copy it to the Notepad,
find the function named _getNoticeCopyright() it starts something like
this:

function _getNoticeCopyright(){
global $mosConfig_absolute_path, $COMMENT;
require($mosConfig_absolute_path.\'/administrator/components/
com_maxcomment/version.php\');
...
}

7. delete all the code in that function or just put one 'return' at
the beginning of the function, for ex.

function _getNoticeCopyright(){
return;
global $mosConfig_absolute_path, $COMMENT;
require($mosConfig_absolute_path.\'/administrator/components/
com_maxcomment/version.php\');
...
}

8. select all that text now, copy it to clipboard and go to
http://www.opinionatedgeek.com/dotne.../Base64Encode/
9. paste the text in the page and press ENCODE button
10. the resulting text (base64 encoded text) should be put back in the
file /components/com_maxcomment/includes/maxcomment.utils.php

Have fun, cheers :)

And why would I want to violate the copyright by removing this
information? Just because it's GNU/GPL licensed does not mean you can
legally remove copyright notices.

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[nice.guy.nige]

While the city slept, burek021 feverishly typed:

1. Find the file /components/com_maxcomment/includes/
maxcomment.utils.php

[...]

Or, if you don't want to attribute someone for their hard work, just write
your own? Or maybe you can't

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