Not interested in compensation. Just a litte irritated that the only change to the script was to remove my name.
Jared On Thursday 10 October 2002 04:08, Rachel Carmichael wrote: > you put the code out in the world without a comment in it about copying > is not allowed and you've made it free for the taking. > > Compensation isn't likely. Credit is definitely due and should be > given. > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Jared, > > You should feel upset as well as flattered. In my view you have a > > strong > > case against Oracle for some form of compensation, as a minimum you > > should > > be credited in the article. > > Whether you can win against a big corporation is another matter of > > course. > > I and many others can confirm that the document has been on your site > > for at > > least 3 - 4 years (although they state the article to be originally > > dated > > 1998). > > > > I would certainly be in contact with Oracle about this. Perhaps a > > good > > starting point would be your sales rep or contact at wherever you are > > working now. > > > > John > > > > -----Original Message----- > > Sent: 10 October 2002 08:13 > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > > > > > > > > Dear list, > > > > I found something rather interesting on MetaLink today. > > > > While doing a little research on UTL_FILE, I came across > > document # 1050919.6. This document deals with how to > > dump a table to an ascii file. > > http://metalink.oracle.com/metalink/plsql/ml2_documents.showDocument?p_data >b > > > ase_id=NOT&p_id=1050919.6 > > > > I began to think the code looked a little familiar. Then I > > saw the temporary file name of '_dtmp.sql', which was > > rather reminiscent of file names I use. > > > > Further perusal revealed that the comments were written > > by yours truly, and match word for word those I added to > > the dump.sql script years ago. > > > > See for yourself: http://www.cybcon.com/~jkstill/util/zips/dump.sql > > > > I don't know whether to be flattered or upset. > > > > Jared > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: Jared Still > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: > > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com > > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message > > to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in > > the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L > > (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may > > also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos & More > http://faith.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jared Still INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
