Author: Dan Homan
Date: 14:31:56 02/16/99
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On February 16, 1999 at 17:22:03, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: > >Dan, > >I quite agree with you. This is a mess and a very difficult issue. I feel very >uneasy about it. If you have noticed I try to use clear and non-derogatory >language not only in this exchange but othewise too. I would appreciate very >much if you tried to do the same. Because words such as you used may, quite >unwittingly I admit, convey your personal condemnation based only on 'argumentum >ad autoritatem'. What both of us are actually asking for is evidence which >should be rock solid. Otherwise, everything will still be hearsay for me and >for many other people. Not to mention the general paranoia inducing trend that >may gain momentum after these two debates (Bionic, Voyager). > Good point. My language condemning the general behavior of copying another's work (in large part, at least) and passing it off as one's own was perhaps too strong and not clearly separated from exploring the facts of the individual cases. Anger and frusteration about the general practice and the investigation of individual cases should be clearly separated. It is unfair to do otherwise. I apologize. - Dan > >Regards, >Djordje
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