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I really have to agree. "Functionality Mock-ups" don't even remotely equal launching a stolen design.
by darrylring 17y ago
I really have to agree. "Functionality Mock-ups" don't even remotely equal launching a stolen design.
- wheels 17y agoI suspect it went like this: "Wow, the Metalab stuff looks great. Let's ask for a quote!" [asks for, gets quote] "Crap. That's way out of our budget. But we do love that style of design." "Hey, design intern, can you 'shop some of our content into their layout to serve as a functional mockup until we figure out what we're going to do for the real design?" [intern shops in content, mockup gets posted to wiki, internet drama ensues] The infraction really seems to be that this is public. Knocking off other sites for purposes of internal mockups and basic functional blocking seems totally sane.
- cfpg 17y agoMost likely, whoever designed that took the "let's do something like metalab" too seriously.
- qeorge 17y agoReally? That's cool? Internal design or not, saying to your hypothetical intern "hey go knock off the design of the company we decided not to hire until we find something else" is whack.
- enneff 17y agoWhy?
- qeorge 17y agoIts not yours. Don't use it. Why do you think its OK?
- pyre 17y agoWhy do you think that they are taking value away from Metalab by using the design as a mock-up that is never intended to be a final product?
- qeorge 17y agoI don't think that's the issue. For me its very simple: this is Metalab's Intellectual Property, and it should be respected. In my opinion, it will be difficult if not impossible for Mozilla to create a truly original design if they are mocking up with Metalab's work. Agree to disagree.
- enneff 17y agoI didn't say I thought it was okay. You made a statement, I was asking for some explanation.
- Zev 17y agoOnly problem with that theory is that the images were uploaded by the project lead on Mozilla's part, not some random intern.