[vijayninel]

Originally Posted by cellarius

You don't need a post telling you to follow the law. You can't change and redistribute code you don't own unless explicitely allowed to do so. Whether the code is abandoned or not is insignificant.

I dont see a post telling that the law should be followed at all times :P besides the interpretation of the law can vary under different circumstances.

Moreover, your dont have to use exactly the same code. Ideas are not patented, their implementation is. You can use different code to get similar results and that will surely not violate anyones right.