[MaryTheG(r)eek]

Originally Posted by Lizard King

I don't want to hijack your thread but i don't think that the way you follow is the correct route. As it is 100% sure that you don't trust anyone who wants to install this mod. So why shall people trust you and send you their personal information. vB.org is a special site. So if you release a modification here then you shall trust other people otherwise you can release your modifications at your site. If in past people removed your copyright information , i am really sorry for you but that people will remove the code which transmits the information to you so again you will face problems. I totally respect you to protect your work but i don't trust to a person who doesn't trust me without having any information about me. I will also report this modification and ask it to be removed from site.

So, you don't respect that someone was honest with you informing about this "black hole"? Did you prefered to keep it secret and place in 50 different parts of the code un-understandable variables doing the same?

My dear, it's not only the copyright removal. That's the minimum. Next comes that some of them are publishing it as their own mod (usally in local country sites) and a few of them are selling it. There was also one (for vbMates) who was selling it and sent his clients for support in my site!!

My action is not illegal. Posting something for free in a community like vb.org is, is just a donation to this community. And as you, when you're doing a donation you've the right to know where you money went (be careful ...you've the right, not that you're obligue or responsible to know), the same exactly applies here.

It's like the guarantee that comes with any product wordwide. You can read them and then decide if you accept it or not. But you can't change it.

thanks for your understanding
Maria