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From http://mindprod.com/jgloss/unmain.html http://mindprod.com/jgloss/unmain.html: > I would like to remind you this essay is copyrighted material. It is ille

by grncdr 10y ago

From http://mindprod.com/jgloss/unmain.html http://mindprod.com/jgloss/unmain.html: > I would like to remind you this essay is copyrighted material. It is illegal to repost it without permission. I will usually give you that permission if you translate the essay into another language and if you provide a link back to the English-language original. I do this for three reasons. 1. That way any change I make to the essay is instantly reflected in any English-language copy anyone reads. 2. That way the formatting and images are preserved. Pirated copies usually screw up the formatting. 3. Google ad revenue from this essay is the main source of income from the website. It pays to keep me on the air. I don't understand how the creator of this GitHub repo could miss this, it's the first thing in the original article...

Fej 10y ago
You know, at first I figured I'd use the original site, but I'm on mobile and the formatting is atrocious.
- snovv_crash 10y ago
  Same thing happened to me on desktop. They want me to click to another page for every 3-line paragraph? Gah!
  - Fuxy 10y ago
    My first though when checked out the source. That thing is so messy it's hard to navigate not to mention having to click so much. If this truly is a source of income he should put more effort into making it usable. This is a predictable outcome of anyone neglecting their content.
    - tokai 10y ago
      I would have been disappointed if the source for that page wasn't a mess.
  - gcr 10y ago
    Why does this give OP the right to violate the author's copyright by posting it to Github?
    - detaro 10y ago
      According to the issues he asked for and received permission, so there is no copyright violation.
detaro 10y ago
Well, apparently he didn't miss it and asked for permission, so all is well (and it is a bit rude to instantly jump to the conclusion that he didn't have permission, but good question to ask): https://github.com/Droogans/unmaintainable-code/issues/3 https://github.com/Droogans/unmaintainable-code/issues/3

by grncdr 10y ago

Fej 10y ago

You know, at first I figured I'd use the original site, but I'm on mobile and the formatting is atrocious.

snovv_crash 10y ago
Same thing happened to me on desktop. They want me to click to another page for every 3-line paragraph? Gah!
- Fuxy 10y ago
  My first though when checked out the source. That thing is so messy it's hard to navigate not to mention having to click so much. If this truly is a source of income he should put more effort into making it usable. This is a predictable outcome of anyone neglecting their content.
  - tokai 10y ago
    I would have been disappointed if the source for that page wasn't a mess.
- gcr 10y ago
  Why does this give OP the right to violate the author's copyright by posting it to Github?
  - detaro 10y ago
    According to the issues he asked for and received permission, so there is no copyright violation.

detaro 10y ago

Well, apparently he didn't miss it and asked for permission, so all is well (and it is a bit rude to instantly jump to the conclusion that he didn't have permission, but good question to ask): https://github.com/Droogans/unmaintainable-code/issues/3 https://github.com/Droogans/unmaintainable-code/issues/3