Author: Tom Kerrigan
Date: 17:54:04 03/21/00
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On March 21, 2000 at 17:07:47, Georg v. Zimmermann wrote: >Thanks a lot for your very helpfull replies, guys. I read them a couple of times >and would like to comment on some things : > >---- > >1.) The "you only changed a small amount of the code" point > >> This may not be a good example, but.... Let's say you wanted to translate the >> Bible but since the King James version was so good you decided just to do >> orginal translation of about the 5 per cent you thought needed clarity. Now, >> could you say it was your translation or just a modification? (Jay Rinde) > >> I may try some 'rule of thumb' here: If you wrote more, than, say, 50% of code >> yourself, and the rest is based on some open source, you could say "[my >> program], based (originated) on [that program]". (Andrew Dados) > >Ok but If I look at cars in the streets they are named "BMW" and "Nissan" and >"GM" and "Ford" and not "A Benz with some modifications by BMW" or "A Benz with >some modifications by Ford" even though Benz invented the automobile and the >basic concepts are still the same ? Of course, everything is based on some basic concept. That is not the same as copying. Ford engines use camshafts, which Benz invented (maybe). But Ford did not go to Benz and say, "give me an exact copy of the factory that you use to manufacture camshafts." No, FMC designs and builds their own camshafts, so they have a perfect right to ownership, even if their design is similar to other designs. -Tom
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