Ravi: > In one of the earliest posts on this matter on a blog or web site, one > of the commentors ranted that this sort of "stealing" of the product > of others is despicable. Another responded that this phrase (stealing > the product of others) pretty much sums up Goldman Sachs! ;-)
Dear Ravi, This whole thing boils down to what is "public" and what is "private." When you write a decent code to do something and, as your friend, if I ask a copy so that I can use it in my own work, how much does it cost to you to e-mail a copy to my address? Your code is actually a public good, if you don't go and get a copyright on it! Even after a copyright, you may want to send a copy to me free of charge, because you and I are friends. So, in this business, what defines who is guilty and who is not? My only conclusion from this debate is that that Russian guy and Goldman were not friends! There may be some other political reasons for this thing, of course. Why something like this is surfacing at a time like this? But, I do not want to follow that line to avoid getting accused of being a conspiracy theorist. Not that I care, but why bother? Best, Sabri _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
