This is an important, and I feel under appreciated problem that
we as a community are going to have to deal with as we grow. Open source
doesn't mean free, but it also doesn't mean free to make your own. I have
always thought (like GNU I believe) that should you take and extend an open
source application, then you should make that new application available to the
creator of the original, and if possible the community. Now I am not
saying that you shouldn't be able to change something and sell it, but you
should have to make it available to at least the creator of the original
application.
I have never heard the term Borking before, rather funny
really. Lee has done exactly what I mentioned before in every case that I
can think of where he has made improvements to a tool or application.
Note, I would say that Lee has done some incredible things for the tools he
decides to extend. I mean the new wireframes is great, and the devnotes he
has out is incredible. As far as core files, well I have refused to dive
into that whole thing just yet, I will be a pure 'spec' guy (once we get around
to releasing it :))
I know there was some concern not long ago about
license issues for the core files. Let me assure you that legal
ramifications, and status are a topic of discussion, and something is being done
to address it. As far as the names dev notes, wireframes, or fuseminder,
well if you don't have the tm or copyright to it, well I mean they aren't
breaking the law. I mean look how many different versions of
these tools are available, and from any different authors.
My thoughts go like this, if you plan on attempting to make a profit on
something, and your branding is important to you, well you need to take the
legal steps to protect it.
Again these are just my opinions.
Tim Heald
ACP/CCFD :)
Application
Development
www.schoollink.net
> -----Original Message-----
>
From: Evan Wilders [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent:
Friday, May 24, 2002 5:34 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE:
Fuseminder
>
>
> How does the FuseBox community handle
intellectual
> property issues? I'm farely new at FuseBox and
don't
> want to offend anybody, but it seems like what anyone
> does
is sort of fair game to anyone who wants to come
> along and change it
slightly and release it as theres.
>
> Didn't Hal come up with the
wireframe tool? Then Lee
> changed it a little and now it's Lee's
wireframe tool?
> Also, Lee changed a little of John's FuseQ and
then
> released it as his own? I think this was true of some
> other
stuff as well and someone wrote me that this is
> called "borking". It
seems like this would discorage
> people from sharing ideas. How does this
work in the
> FuseBox world?
>
> Evan
>
> --- Nat
Papovich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Mark, et al -
>
>
> > I hope those who benefit from the hard work and
> >
innovation of Fuseboxers
> > don't steal their products for their own
credit.
> > It's quite stifling to
> > creativity to know that
despite your efforts for the
> > community, someone else
> >
might get the credit or claim them as their own.
> >
> > A new
Fuseminder for FB3 should be available soon.
> > "Fuseminder" is
Jeff
> > Peters's name, Fuseminder is Jeff Peters's product.
>
>
> > NAT
> >
> > > -----Original
Message-----
> > > From: Mark Fragnoli
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
>
> > Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 12:33 PM
> > > To:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: RE: Fuseminder
> >
>
> > >
> > > Kay,
> > >
> >
> I've put together a basic FB3 Fuseminder.
> > >
> >
> It's a bit quirky - need to follow some rules -
> > and it uses
its own .vmx
> > > file.
> > >
> > > The
good part is that it works, writes prelminary
> > fusedocs into each
fuse,
> > > even figures Steve's FuseUnits for estimating.
>
> > Definately a beta version (you'll need to revue
> > the
output) but it'll save
> > > you a ton of work.
> >
>
> > > Let me put it together and I'll post the files
>
> and/or send them to you
> > > offlist.
> >
>
> > > Mark
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
>
>
>
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