Re: CODEROOM - 1000 free VB code samples available for download !

[Dave Lewis]

Hi,

Just revisiting this thread after some months away. Karl, I take small
exception to you grouping me with Rogerio & Steve, et al. If you check,
you'll find that it was me who started this argument. I'm on your side. I
have the intention to publish some of my code soon and I would hate to see
some talentless hack strip out my copyrights and publish it as 'anonymous'
or his own work. Besides, I'm rather vain about these things, and if I
publish something, I want to see MY f***ing name in MY code. I would not
do this to somebody else's code and I expect them not to do it to mine.

Sorry, don't mean to restart an old argument, but I have rather strong
feelings about all this.

"Karl E. Peterson" <karl@mvps.org> wrote in message
news:<3857e0eb@NEWS.DEVX.COM>...
> Rogerio, Steve, & Dave --
>
> >If you have other interests in your source code ( $$$ ), do not put in
> >internet. Publish a book !
> >Now, if you dont have this preocupation, simple put your code in
internet,
> >and forgot copyrights and laws.
>
> You guys really don't get it, do you? Folks who publish free code do so
willingly,
> to help the community. Other folks who redistribute this code without
authorization
> *hurt* the community, by not insuring that what they redistribute is
up-to-date.
> It's as simple as that.
>
> So, your choices are even more simple. Download buggy code from
unreliable sources
> (just don't *dare* e-mail to report the bugs!), or help the community by
cracking
> down on folks who seek glory from other's hard work.
>
> Later... Karl
>
>
>

Dave

[Karl E. Peterson]

Sorry if I misunderstood your position.
--
http://www.mvps.org/vb


"Dave Lewis" <CANTHESPAM.dlewis@calistosoft.co.uk> wrote in message
news:39335513@news.devx.com...
> Hi,
>
> Just revisiting this thread after some months away. Karl, I take small
> exception to you grouping me with Rogerio & Steve, et al. If you check,
> you'll find that it was me who started this argument. I'm on your side. I
> have the intention to publish some of my code soon and I would hate to see
> some talentless hack strip out my copyrights and publish it as 'anonymous'
> or his own work. Besides, I'm rather vain about these things, and if I
> publish something, I want to see MY f***ing name in MY code. I would not
> do this to somebody else's code and I expect them not to do it to mine.
>
> Sorry, don't mean to restart an old argument, but I have rather strong
> feelings about all this.
>
> "Karl E. Peterson" <karl@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:<3857e0eb@NEWS.DEVX.COM>...
> > Rogerio, Steve, & Dave --
> >
> > >If you have other interests in your source code ( $$$ ), do not put in
> > >internet. Publish a book !
> > >Now, if you dont have this preocupation, simple put your code in
> internet,
> > >and forgot copyrights and laws.
> >
> > You guys really don't get it, do you? Folks who publish free code do so
> willingly,
> > to help the community. Other folks who redistribute this code without
> authorization
> > *hurt* the community, by not insuring that what they redistribute is
> up-to-date.
> > It's as simple as that.
> >
> > So, your choices are even more simple. Download buggy code from
> unreliable sources
> > (just don't *dare* e-mail to report the bugs!), or help the community by
> cracking
> > down on folks who seek glory from other's hard work.
> >
> > Later... Karl
> >
> >
> >
>
> Dave
>
>