Richard runs this with my permission to adapt the rules,...
- Does it make sense to discuss the rules? (Or is it: Same procedure than last year, take it or let it be, OK for me, just asking before starting another end- and pointless discussion) - 8k / 2k / 1k won't be categories?
I do have suggestions for rules (e.g. get rid of "used RAM" in favor of crunched filesize, dump 16k in favour of 8 / 2 / 1k)
...Having a specified-size example file to link against (different secret file of same size for verification) is the only sensible restriction for an intro, imho.
... run-time size (not size on disk)
And 2K or 1K would mean about 62K of payload file, which basically never happened for cracks.
Getting rid of 16K in favour of 8K seems okay, given that 16K is practically unrestricted and 8K quite a classic size for intros.
Having a specified-size example file to link against (different secret file of same size for verification) is the only sensible restriction for an intro, imho.