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The only way Sergey "stole" code was by pushing open source code back to upstream..

• Mikeb85 11y ago
  This has been discussed over and over, but organisations aren't required to release GPL code that never leaves their servers. GPL code belongs to the organisation and the organisation alone if hired programmers work on it on behalf of the organisation. The programmer in question did not own the code, GS did. By releasing the code, he's stealing from them. End of story. Source - I've actually read the whole GPL licence.
  • alnsn 11y ago
    Indeed, it has been discussed many times. But I don't remember any discussion on attribution rights. If GS replaced GPL text with their own header they presumably deleted names of the original authors. I wonder if those authors could (collectively perhaps) send a complaint to GS and ask to restore the attributions?
  • fragmede 11y ago
    To be pedantic, the GPL doesn't actually say anything about the contract between an employer and employee. While I highly doubt the Goldman Sachs employment contract is anything other than work-for-hire, meaning you're still right, it's not impossible for a programmer to retain copyright of code they write (eg, any code you write on your own time on a computer you own).