Well don't ask me...because I won't give it to you!
But yes, it was partially a mistake on my part how it got distributed. I had originally given it to three people to test it, and those people were fine. They did not distribute it, because I gave specific instructions not to.
However, I then proceeded to give it to one more person, who I did NOT tell not to give it out... and the rest is history. If I had been a better programmer and more mature when I made it, I would have realized that it was a cheating tool and I would have at least put in a password or a challenge\response thingy or something.
But alas, I didn't, and now it has made a big impact on the game and the community. However, there are some good benefits. It has made people more aware of the consequences of cheating, and I think that there are now less memory hackers who are using their skills for evil purposes. It also sparked J2HG, which wouldn't be around if I had not given a few people some of the source code for megawarp.
BTW, thanks Fquist, for removing the links.
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We beg to inform your Imperial Majesty,
Unto whom be dominion and power and glory,
There still remains that strange precipitate
Which has the quality to resist
Our oldest and most trusted catalyst.
It is a substance we cannot cremate
By temperatures known to our Laboratory.
~ E.J. Pratt
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