On Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:00:20 -0400, Rob Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Rick, > >I have been "bitten" by giving out source code for free - and it left a very sour taste. > >A few years ago I happened to get hold of a few copies of "MVS Update" and lo and behold some "person" had ripped off most of the programs from my website, changed the labels/names and submitted then as their own work - earning him/herself a nice little payout - so belated thanks to "System Programmer UK" for that one. > Worse... most people agree to let Xephon own the rights after they contribute (higher rate of pay). So now they probably think they own what was originally your code. I too have been "bitten", but I guess that is part of the chance you take when contributing. Though it's apples and oranges - none of the code on my web site and CBT is worth much more than the electrons it is written on. Mark -- Mark Zelden Sr. Software and Systems Architect - z/OS Team Lead Zurich North America / Farmers Insurance Group: G-ITO mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] z/OS and OS390 expert at http://searchDataCenter.com/ateExperts/ Systems Programming expert at http://expertanswercenter.techtarget.com/ Mark's MVS Utilities: http://home.flash.net/~mzelden/mvsutil.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
