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- From: Les_Jenkins@lppl.mi.org (Les Jenkins)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
- Subject: Re: C-NET
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- Message-ID: <Les_Jenkins.04fr@lppl.mi.org>
- Date: 5 Sep 92 17:00:43 EST
- Organization: Les's Place BBS
- Lines: 57
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- In a message dated Sat 5 Sep 92 10:04, gfm@hal.gnu.ai.mit.edu (George
- Francis McBay) wrote:
-
- [...my own posting deleted...]
-
- GFM> Not to sound like a flame, but if you DID release something like
- that
- GFM> as 'PD' and he used it, it would be your own damned fault, and he
- (Ken
- GFM> Pletzer (sp?)) or anyone else could use it however they wanted.
-
- You'll be happy to know that your last statement just assured that I will
- probably never release any source code as PD, ever. Not that thats a great
- loss as I am not the world's greatest programmer, but if thats the case
- then the no-talent Ken's of the world will keep me from sharing source code
- at all.
- I am sure I am not the only one who will take this to heart in the future.
-
- GFM> Noone
- GFM> is fighting over the morality of what he did, as far as I can see.
- It
- GFM> is really anti-social to include large source chunks written by
- others
- GFM> without giving them credit, even if the code is PD. But if the code
- is
- GFM> 'public domain' it is LEGAL to do this. This whole argument stems
- from
- GFM> the fact that a good number of computer users cannot distinguish
- GFM> public domain for freely distributable.
-
- Even as such, the code in question that Ken DID use was NOT PD as the
- author has already stated. So, not only is it immoral, but illegal.
-
- GFM> Even in nation magazines,
- GFM> they are often confused (usually EVERYTHING released freely is
- labeled
- GFM> 'public domain' when it shouldn't be) There are alternative ways to
- GFM> release source code, one of the best, if you don't want to be paid
- for
- GFM> usage, is GNU COPYLEFT, this insures that noone else can use your
- code
- GFM> and then charge for the resulting product. (Well, it at least makes
- GFM> that illegal...)
-
- I think I shall just refrain from releasing source code and save myself the
- hassle.
-
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