Author: Dave Dory
Date: 23:37:37 03/21/00
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Had this happen, quite by accident. I found a program of John S., that was designed for UNIX, and I modified it for DOS. It had no interface to speak of. Spent a lot of time on it (I'm no great programmer), and hoped it would be a fun project for the RGCG ng. That didn't happen, and I forgot it, but I did post up the code (still buggy, though). Yesterday, I found a German chess site with that program (KISS) and me as author! ACK!! If you can look at other's code, by all means look. But don't copy. Ponder it over, and start with a blank sheet of paper (ok, screen), and then it REALLY will be your code. I felt like KISS was "mine", and even got an OK from John S. (the author of the original program), to use it as I pleased without reservation. Only problem is - (besides the bugs), it's NOT my program. You can use other's idea's, BUT NOT THEIR CODE. No matter HOW long I might choose to work on KISS, it would never be mine, until every last line of code from the original was re-written (not just re-typed, of course). The best thing is you'll really understand the program much better, and can use your earlier exercise to further your skills. In the meantime, I hope your version kicks butt all over the original - that's not ownership or authorship, just pride and accomplishment for your addition.
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