My apologies to buddydev members for putting such a post, but It’s getting over me now, so let it be public.
I am forced to write this post as I found a few people copying our code in the name of opensource. I am not going to make the things public at the moment, but if the things keep happening, I will be forced to that very soon in the near future.
What I hate to say that open source is not about code stealing. It is about code sharing. If you are taking codes from someone else give credit to them. Check the core of WordPress and see how good they are at giving the credit. WordPress is a live example of a thriving opensource project and If you check codes, whenever they are using anyone’s code/idea they have given due credit.
Then why the kids working on plugins forget to give the credit back?
I am not here to go about opensource being free vs Paid, as that is the most humiliating misunderstanding of Opensource(specially GPL2) which people have.
Now My special request to a few and I guess they know whom I am talking to, Try to innovate, or have the guts to give the credit. I have overlooked it for a few times but do not try to be more smart, I have the proofs of you copying code . Opensource is not about stealing code. And remember, GPL does not give you the ability to steal code without giving credit back, if you are not doing so, you are breaching GPL.
If I find anything like this in future again, I am going to get after you and humiliate you publicly, I hope that will not be good for you me and the community. Changing a few prefixes in the name does not make the things different.
I did not make the things public to save your career, but If the things keep happening, I will be putting the codes with comparison and time-line to show what you have been doing.
And a request to all of the members: If you want to share the code, I don’t have objections, but if someone puts another plugin without giving the credit back, It’s a problem. I hate it, as I strongly believe in giving the credit back and that’s what opensource is all about and that’s what GPL gives the right to me.
Hope my message is going to reach to the kids trying to be smart.
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The least those bastards could do is provide the due credit, I hope this negative episode will not make you stop releasing code…
hi Jose
Thanks for the comment. Yes, I do only wish, they should have cared to give the credit.
These things keep happening and we always keep going on. Evene I am determined to release more code now
Thanks for your support.
Brajesh
If I am not mistaken, it’s the second instance from that “kid”. It’s pretty decent that you did not publicly call him out on it right now so that it won’t affect his “career”. However, this might also encourage him to continue with what he’s doing. It’s a pity really about what he did, he had promise. You know that you have the option of informing his “advisers” about the thievery.
Whatever you do Brajesh, you have my support.
hi Mercime
Thanks for the support. I know you will always be there
yes, It was the second instance and that’s why I had to put this post. I am still patient, but don’t know when I am going to fed up with this and make the things public. Just don’t want to cause any public issue for anyone, so kept there names private for now.
I hope you know know whom I am talking to
I hope they will not continue doing this again or at least will be motivated to leave the credits.
Otherwise the final option is as you have suggested, letting their advisers/community know of what they are up to. But not now, at least I don’t want to be like them and do the things hastily.
Brajesh
Hey Brajesh,
Is there a way to add results from your global forums plugin as well?
If it matters I have deactivated groups/group forums