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Not true. In such a case, stealing is defined as taking credit for something you didn't create. It's the same with open-source -- people are happy to give their
by lutusp 12y ago
Not true. In such a case, stealing is defined as taking credit for something you didn't create. It's the same with open-source -- people are happy to give their code away, but only so long as their name and copyright credit remains attached to it.
- pessimizer 12y agoYou just defined stealing that way, though. It's a very slight but very significant change to go from 'stealing the credit for something' to 'stealing something.' It's the same with open-source: a copyright violation.