[Floris]

Sometimes it is quite obvious how one version of a certain type of hack is written and how another version of a certain type of hack is written. The same goes for software.
ipb comes out with new features that are only seen in vb3 - its not in the vb code, but rewritten ipb code. Because they like the new feature and members want it, and they can't use vb's, they are forced to write their version of that type of feature. It can give jelsoft a bad feeling, but it is just healthy competition. The same goes for my vb statement hack - if someone rewrites it because I haven't done that already, or even if I have, but does it in his/her own way and does not use my setup for file changes, custom functions or variables and other destinctive things, then it is just another version for such a type of hack. It is competition. Unless I find a way to patent it or trademark the name. Things change when its just changed here and there and maybe a small option added, and re-released as if that person was the original author.