From 9bf108dad87fbf77a26578bad3d94c2906a67cd6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Guangcong Luo Date: Sun, 2 Sep 2018 01:12:40 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify README Warning --- README.md | 15 +++++++++------ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 07118c70c..f3465412b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -47,16 +47,19 @@ Warning ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This repository is not "batteries included". It does NOT include instructions -to run a full Pokémon Showdown client, and we will not provide them. Please -do not ask for help on this; you will be turned away. +to run a full Pokémon Showdown login server, and we will not provide them. +Please do not ask for help on this; you will be turned away. + +If you make a mistake hosting a login server, your users' passwords can get +stolen, so we do not want anyone to host a login server unless they can +figure out how to do it without help. It also doesn't include several resource files (namely, the `/audio/` and `/sprites/` directories) for size reasons. -In other words, this repository is incomplete and NOT intended for people -who wish to serve their own Pokémon Showdown client (you can, but it'll -require you figure it out yourself). Rather, it's intended for people who -wish to contribute and submit pull requests to Pokémon Showdown's client. +On the other hand, as long as you don't want to run your own login server, +this repository contains everything you need to test changes to the client; +just see the "Testing" section above. License ------------------------------------------------------------------------