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Well, there's tons of conflicting advice out there if that's the case. Top result on DDG links through to this answer: https://opensource.stackexchange.com/ques
by afro88 4y ago
Well, there's tons of conflicting advice out there if that's the case. Top result on DDG links through to this answer: https://opensource.stackexchange.com/questions/5828/where-would-i-give-credit-to-an-mit-licensed-project-in-an-ios-app https://opensource.stackexchange.com/questions/5828/where-wo...
And this was my understanding of how it works for artifacts. You don't have to attribute in the software itself, just the code.
- pwdisswordfish0 4y agoYou get it that you're proving the point that comments like those are harmful, right?
- afro88 4y agoWell, I wasn't trying to prove or disprove anything. Just seeking clarity. Not sure if you were referring directly to me, but I don't think my comment was harmful. Others may have also been led astray and an exchange like this might be educational for them to read.
- pwdisswordfish0 4y agoThe way that "Well, there's tons of conflicting advice out there if that's the case" was situated/employed in the discussion makes it sound like an attempt to say that there are merits on both sides of the argument--that there are conflicting opinions and the argument is as of yet still unresolved. The problem is that the comments you linked to are uninformed and just flat out wrong--bad advice from people who don't know what they're talking about and in no position to be giving advice. (Another example: the comment by samatman above, which should be buried in downvotes but inexplicably is not even in the grey--and I suspect is actually ranked somewhere at >1.) The only prudent thing to do is to clearly bracket it as such, in order to minimize harm.