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Yes, I don't think the terms should/would apply retroactively. But at least for new users he makes it clear that he'd like acknowledgment. Otherwise, he's jus
by kenjackson 16y ago
Yes, I don't think the terms should/would apply retroactively. But at least for new users he makes it clear that he'd like acknowledgment. Otherwise, he's just asking for this issue to happen again.
- true_religion 16y agoI'm not sure that he always wants acknowledgement, but he'd like it in this particular case. For example, every comment I write on HN can be paraphrased freely by someone else--there's no contract saying you have to quote me directly. However, if my commentary---paraphrased or not---makes it onto the front-page of the New York Times then you can bet I'll be standing up in public and asking for a little recognition. Consider this. He requested recognition, but did not demand it. They could have freely chosen to deny him recognition. That is a greater freedom to them, and we shouldn't gripe about it.