Comment below... Bruce Snyder wrote: > On 6/9/06, Jeff Genender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >> Bruce Snyder wrote: >> > On 6/9/06, Jeff Genender <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > >> >> There is no obligation for you to consult me to take the Directory >> >> integration, re-package it, and place it on geronimoplugins.com. But >> >> out of basic respect, opening up the discussion of others on the idea, >> >> and then yes, as your friend, and colleague, asking me how I felt >> about >> >> taking the package and placing it on gp.com (which I did write and >> spend >> >> my time putting together), probably would have been most appropriate. >> >> It is kind of demoralizing for me to see the work that I did, end >> up on >> >> the geronoimplugins site w/o discussion from a colleague of mine. I >> >> hope that makes sense... >> > >> > Some code that you wrote and licensed using the Apache License got >> > reused and you find it demoralizing? This is completely in the letter >> > and the spirit of the Apace License. How is such reuse demoralizing? >> > Not only is this legal, it's encouraged. Please help me understand >> > this sentiment. >> >> >> >> Bruce, >> >> Perhaps I am not being very good at communicating...let me paste what I >> wrote before, and you can perhaps show me the error of my feelings... >> >> "Although nothing in the Apache License prohibits you from doing this, >> it would have been prudent and shown respect to your peers who put >> together the example applications and the Directory integration, to have >> had some discussions about doing this and how they felt about it. Its >> more of a ethical and respect issue, IMHO." >> >> The words I am trying to convey here are "ethical, respect, and >> prudent". Being that we are all friends, I think we can abide by the >> spirit of the law, rather than the letter. Would you agree? > > Well I think we're just going to have to agree to disagree on this > topic. I don't care if my code is reused, twisted, refactored, deleted > or otherwise. When I apply the Apache License to my code, I hope that > others reuse it in some way. I actually do consider this reuse ethical > and respectful. I take it as the highest complement that someone would > reuse my code because it means that I saved them the trouble of > reinventing the wheel. > > I think that it's our interpretations that differ. Are you simply > looking for a tip of the hat type of thing or something more? >
No Bruce, thats not it at all. Its simply discussing what he was going to do. This all comes back to the lack of communication issue. > Bruce
