Well the way I gather it, He wouldn't be allowed to start a new thread with an updated version of your hack. Instead it would still be the original thread he takes over, with you still listed as the original Author.
With maybe his name added as a supporting Author who has taken over an abandoned hack "in the same thread". So you still get credit for being the person who created it (and people don't get confused about that fact), and he gets credit for taking it over as abandoned. Thats my way of thinking anyway.
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It's also important to remember the benefits of posting modifications here. I released quite a few in my earlier days here, and offered regular support throughout the forums. It served as a gateway for me to get lots of clients.
The way your talking about it, is as though you don't care about the fact you might have an abandoned hack here that members want to use, and for you to support it. Just as long as it drives traffic from here to your site. Nice! That said, if it was done the way I pointed out above your quote - you would still get the traffic.
Now it makes much more sense why vB.org send them to the graveyard. Basically there trying to force members to support there hacks to avoid situations were a members might think that way and just release a hack with no intentions of supporting it just to get traffic. plus of course to stop members installing hacks that may cause security issues with there forum etc.
But like you say, I guess you own the copyrights as Author and have the last say in the matter, so things will never change.
09-17-2007, 04:48 PM
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