Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!aioe.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Novice Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: "Borrowing" code Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:37:43 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Your Company Lines: 24 Message-ID: References: <1848237.679.1329425962537.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@pbgq3> NNTP-Posting-Host: iD3daMmo7WQHmRS5dsV5WQ.user.speranza.aioe.org X-Complaints-To: abuse@aioe.org User-Agent: Xnews/5.04.25 X-Antivirus-Status: Clean X-Notice: Filtered by postfilter v. 0.8.2 X-Antivirus: avast! (VPS 120216-0, 2012-02-16), Outbound message Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:12082 Patricia Shanahan wrote in news:Cs2dnY62Arv156DSnZ2dnUVZ_oidnZ2d@earthlink.com: > On 2/16/2012 12:59 PM, Lew wrote: > ... >> BTW, asking a bunch of software guys for legal advice is absolutely a >> winning formula. Make sure to ask taxi drivers for medical advice and >> supermarket cashiers where to invest as well. ... > > There is one situation in which asking a programmer about this is > useful - asking the author of the code about a proposed use. > > The first step should, of course, be to look at the code itself and > the web site for licensing information. The next step, if the code > contains a copyright notice, an @author tag, or other indication of > authorship, should be to try to contact the author. > > Patricia > That seems like very sound advice. Thank you both, Lew and Patricia. -- Novice