I've been waiting for someone to come out and say this and I have to admit that I'm gobsmacked that it's an IBMer that's said it. I can quite believe that something (dunno what) could have gotten into the code base. (Note: I don't say it has, just that it's possible - don't jump on me, please (unless you're well-built, hairsu... oops, sorry, wrong list...)) After all, how many people have looked at some code and said "Oooh, that's neat!" and then reused the concept somewhere else? This is (in my 2 eurocents worth) just the way that the coding industry works and the fact that a company somewhere (it had to be in the U.S.A. didn't it?) can claim copyright over is is final, clinching proof that software patents and software copyright shouldn't be allowed.
Uh-oh, gone and done it now - I'm obviously a left-wing pinko commie from old Europe - they'll be knocking on my door next.
Methinks that the Sirius Cybernetics Corporation has competition for who'll be the first against the wall...
Rod - slow day, been to the theme park, waiting for the DSL connection so I can cut the phone charges, can't be bothered doing anything relevant...
