Subject: Re: Ethics o' Code-Liftin'

From: Quinn Avery <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 14:11:27 -0800

I believe I have over a THOUSAND verbs on LambdaMOO alone.

Should I go through each and add a comment, perhaps adding 80k of
 needless space to the db?

I don't care if people use my code.  I -do- care if they use my
 code and at the same time insult me or my work.  I -do- care if
 they use my code for profit and don't cut me in.  Not because
 I'm a greedy little bastard, but because this is what I'd like
 to do for a living.

I've put a hell of a lot of work into some of my projects, and I
 would at the very least expect some respect and credit.

I have no desire to !r my code.  That's rude and against the very
 collaborative nature of MOO.  I want people to learn from, and to
 use my code.  But I want credit, and if they make money on it, I
 want some of that money myself.

-quinn (rambling and repetitive)

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From: John William Chambless <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 1993 14:53:00 -0800

I certainly agree with you about the right to get credit for your
work. I was really just suggesting a procedure we can all follow for new
work to makeit simpler in the future.

Knowing how you feel about your stuff, and knowing that the little bit of
your code I've seen was at least identified as yours, it's easy for me to check
with you before using it.

But what does one do with code that's not identified, or when one cant find
the creator?
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* In Real Life: Billy Chambless		    University of Southern Mississippi 
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