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Copy & paste isn't "standing on the shoulders of others". It is more like being an intestinal parasite.

• rockemsockem 4y ago
  Not trying to overly advocate for copy-pasting here, but isn't copy-pasting just the ugly child of calling a library function? If it's a blind copy-paste it's pretty much the same effect. Surely you wouldn't call using a library being an intestinal parasite?
  • jkqrt 4y ago
    Isn't copying a poem and releasing it under your own name (i.e, stealing it) the same as referring to it in a footnote, using proper attribution?
• rafaelero 4y ago
  If Copilot was just a "copy and paste" tool very few people would find it useful and you wouldn't be here whining. So don't worry, Copilot is not just copying and pasting.
  • jkqrt 4y ago
    Critics of intellectual property theft are "whining". This is useful information in the next Microsoft IP lawsuit.
    • rafaelero 4y ago
      Yes. And I disagree there is any theft here.