vb.org Archive - View Single Post - proplem with having to ask authors for permission

Paul M · #7 02-20-2006, 11:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tony G

It's risky - if you port the same hack over, the code isn't going to be that different so there's always room for the "stolen code" accusation.

If the author has not responded to e-mails and PM's then the chances are they will never know [or care] anyway.

There are only so many ways to do some things in code, so hacks can always be open to "stolen" accusations. I'm sure many hacks on here "borrow" bits of code from other hacks (and from vb itself) I know some of mine have, and I know others have used mine (at least one hack here is a straight copy of one of mine with nothing more than a few variable name changes

). People don't re-invent the wheel.

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