[NTLK] h*cks, kr*ks, SN

[Dennis B. Swaney]

Andrei Chichak wrote:
> As someone who writes code for a living, if someone did this to my code without asking, even if it was dormant for a while, I would hunt you down, find out where you live, and send out Dewey, Cheatem, and Howe to go medieval on your a$$.
>

That would be a pretty arrogant action if 1. you stopped updating it, 2. 
no longer responded to email, or didn't publish a valid email address, 
etc. The problem is with software for which there is absolutely NO WAY 
to do the "right thing". If an author/publisher can't be located, and 
later does what you suggest, then I put that down to pure unadulterated 
greed. If they still want to be financially compensated, then it is 
mandatory that they maintain a valid way to do so.

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Sincerely,
Dennis B. Swaney

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