[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Bengt Richter wrote: > > On 29 Nov 2005 14:08:12 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > >We don't scrape programs from news-groups, if you'd like the program to > > >be shown on the shootout then please attach the source code to a > > >tracker item. > > You asked for something, got a response, and then you haughtily[1] declare > > that it's not being served on a special platter from your cupboard, > > and you won't deign to "scrape" the serving onto your own platter. > > Pfui. Your apparent[1] attitude turns me off, not to mention your > > top-posting. > > > I don't see it as an attitude issue but wording. It is blunt but I can > see his point. He was asking people if it is possible to > submit(contribute) some code to the test. And based on what I saw on > his site, it is inappropriate for him to just take code from ML/usenet > as all codes there need proper author(beyond courtesy, there may be > copyright issue). That is my reading anyway.
That is correct, we publish an author's work under Revised BSD - we can't just take a program from a newsgroup. > > If it was nicely explained why it needs to be done this way upfront(or > in the response), I believe you may not feel it this way. > > Interestingly, I find this response quite compatible with the > personality of this group. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
