On Monday 21 March 2005 15:32, Ritesh Raj Sarraf wrote: > Derek Broughton wrote: > > Odd.��I've�always�seen�this�quote�without�the�word�"logic",�and�I�can't > > imagine why the addition of a word improves it :-) > > Copying logic/idea/trick from just one person/thing is mostly like doing a > carbon copy which would be more of a theft whereas taking ideas from many > people, combining them together to something meaningful and usable, is > itself a big task which requires a lot of work and labor. That's why it is > a research. > > Does that answer? :-)
No. Everything you need to see is said by: "Stealing from one person is plagiarism, stealing from many is research". I've seen it attributed to Alfred E Newman (unlikely), Anon., and Robert Heinlein. Adding the word logic is the sort of plagiarism attempted by teenagers doing homework papers... -- derek
