Today I am proud to present you the second firmware without any tags. It is Wolf's CVS offspin of Alchemy 6rc1 with lots of bugfixes.

Sveasoft increased the security measures and I found the following tags in the filesystem: GIFs with hidden information (replaced),webgui-pages with information encoded in whitespaces (edited) and an all new hidden .reg file (blanked).
I really hope I found them all. The rebuilt firmware works fine on the test machines (thx guys) but remember to reset to Factory default before flashing.

A note about the upcoming activation system, apparently it's going to be completely offline and there will be no communication with the server. So worst case is we have to sacrifice one subscription for each release.

Anyways, Sveasoft has plans to make a modular firmware system: a free core with all current Alchemy functions and non-free, Sveasoft-written add-ons.
As long as Sveasoft doesn't use GPL'ed code in those extra modules, I welcome this change because it could once and for all settle this situation.
Sveasoft's admittedly excellent support as well as the extra modules should be enough motivation for some to pay 20$ a year. Anyone who doesn't need support and/or those modules will hopefully get the firmware for free.

Maybe it's all working out towards a proper solution in the end...

Sorry for the delay. Here's the source code for Alchemy pre5.4 which Sveasoft released at the same time as Alchemy 6rc1.
Speaking of which, I am going to skip that release since apparently some people can't even connect to their ISPs with it. A new firmware should be out soon anyways.

I also added a draft of Sveasoft's Alchemy manual, it should cover the most frequently asked questions. There's also the old firmware guide but some of it is outdated by now (was written in April).

But there's also some bad news. Apparently Sveasoft intends to add an activation system to the new Talisman firmware. I had posted more details about it in a forum thread, it is obviously another step to prevent free redistribution.
I highly doubt the FSF would approve of locking down GPL'ed code like that. If Sveasoft gets away with this, I am sure other vendors will follow and abuse the GPL this way.

Well that was faster than expected. Thanks to two nice forum members (chiles & MyGPL) who pointed me to my mistake, I have successfully rebuild a hopefully tagfree version of Wolf's w38 release.

Let's hope I haven't forgotten any tags and that my kind supplier will keep his subscription.

A good day for free software...

I have been gathering details about how Sveasoft tags the firmware for a while now.

However when I tried to rebuild a firmware with a modified (cleaned) SquashFS, it failed to flash on my WRT54G. Therefore I decided to publish all my information about the subject and ask for help of the community.

If you're interested in the stuff or if you want to help, it's all posted in this forum post.

Oh and to encourage you guys (and girls?) a little: James thinks he has an IQ of 170 (quote) and that his tagging scheme can't even be broken by the NSA... maybe we should prove him wrong on both issues ^_^

Today I added the pre5.3 source code to the site(s). The file should be on all mirrors shortly.
My inside source tells me that there might be a real public release of Sveasoft's Alchemy soon. Also work on the new firmware edition, Talisman, has apparently begun.

In addition I can happily announce that there's two new mirrors. Thanks for hosting, guys!

Apparently James keeps making friends. A former subscriber who got kicked out by him asked me to make his copy of Wolf's pre5.3 fork available to the public.
So here it is, as promised. This build offers IPv6 support, a Chillispot GUI and many bugfixes over pre5.3. It is a little older then 5.4 but the differences should be minor.
Big thanks to my source, if you want your name mentioned here let me know :)

Coming up next is the source code for pre5.3, if you're a subscriber and able to provide me with a comparison MD5 sum of the file Firmware_Alchemy-pre5_3.src.bz2 please email me (gplrequest@ados.fr)

Once again somebody was nice enough to leak Sveasoft's latest firmware, Alchemy pre5.4 to the public.
I confirmed that this file is legit and it is available for download from the mirrors now.
This is a feature freeze release and should therefore have most bugs removed. Hopefully I will also be able to add Wolf's Alechemy build pre5.3w30 soon which offers IPv6 support as well as most 5.4 fixes.
Also I was asked to point out that there is an independant (uncensored) forum about the topic which I visit regularly.

Hello community, this time James has gone too far.
He wrote a DMCA complaint to the hosters of my mirrors, claiming that those files were under his copyright and asking for their removal.
Those emails prove once and for all how James works and how he tries to circumvent the GPL in every possible way.
Please take your time to read this and my comments in red: The email conversation

Current mirrors:
http://wrt54g.thermoman.de/
http://www.ecamnetwork.com/wrt54g/ (no files for now)
http://wrt54g.atw.hu/
http://wrt54g.chroot.de/
http://wrt54g.oliver-arp.de/

The prohosting mirror went down but got replaced with a shiny new mirror that is here to stay :)
Also I got pointed to another Slashdot journal about Sveasoft which explains the whole situation from a more objective point of view. A very interesting read indeed, read it here.

Accounts at free webhosts would still be greatly appreciated although they may go down quickly. It's worth a try.

Current mirrors:
http://www.ecamnetwork.com/wrt54g/
http://wrt54g.atw.hu/
http://wrt54g.chroot.de/
http://wrt54g.oliver-arp.de/

Things can change quickly. Someone has posted Alchemy 5.3 on edonkey, I verified the file with my inside source and have uploaded it to the website.
The one who leaked it would probably lose his/her subscription anyways since the file was in the public already.
However I am interested what people think about hosting tagged files obtained from P2P, so please voice your opinion in this poll.
You can also post questions and comments at this forum. Help each others out!

And there's more good news: I have a new mirror, thanks to a supporter from hungary :) There can never be enough...

Current mirrors:
http://earth.prohosting.com/freewrt/
http://wrt54g.atw.hu/
http://wrt54g.chroot.de/
http://wrt54g.oliver-arp.de/

The 5.2.3 source code is now available, check the prohosting mirror.
If you want to help my case, open an account at any free webhost and mirror my website or parts of it there. Email the URL (even better: login infos) to me and I will add it as a mirror.

Also as some have already noticed, Alchemy 5.3 has been released. If it turns out to be relatively stable, I will add it to the site. Tagging is still an issue and I really don't like that people lose their subscriptions so maybe I will only compile second-latest versions from now on.

That would mean that you have to wait for 5.3 binaries until 5.3 source code is released by Sveasoft. We'll see and I will do all I can...

Hello everyone!
This journal has the purpose that you can always find me and read the latest news about Sveasoft's GPL violations and their dirty scare tactics.
Recently they managed to get a lot of webhosts to remove my website, claiming it contained illegal content.
I hope Slashdot won't take my journal down on the first scare call or email they receive from this bully. So always check here for links to the current mirrors of the website.
If you want to support me, mirror my site and drop me an email. I'm still looking for someone who can provide me webspace that I can upload to myself. Expect harassment from Sveasoft though.
Regards, TheIndividual

Current mirrors:
http://earth.prohosting.com/freewrt/
http://wrt54g.chroot.de/
http://wrt54g.oliver-arp.de/