Software coding question - ethics related...

[BigToque]

Say you were to take someone's open source software, but found that it didn't function the way you needed it, so you modified almost all aspects of the code such that it really didn't look anything like the original.

Would you still give credit to the person? This is PHP software, so the credit is a visible link on the web page.

I'm inclined to give credit, but I want to know what you guys think.

 

[MrWizzard]

Just give credit, even though you changed almost everything, you still used it as a launchpad.

Its the "Ethical" thing to do. 🙂

 

[loup garou]

Yes, of course.

 

I would give credit.

 

[mzkhadir]

Originally posted by: Stefan
Say you were to take someone's open source software, but found that it didn't function the way you needed it, so you modified almost all aspects of the code such that it really didn't look anything like the original.

Would you still give credit to the person? This is PHP software, so the credit is a visible link on the web page.

I'm inclined to give credit, but I want to know what you guys think.

what licensing are you using ?

 

[squirrel dog]

yes to the credit . Bye the way , down the road the roles could be reversed .

 

[Reel]

Originally posted by: mzkhadir

Originally posted by: Stefan
Say you were to take someone's open source software, but found that it didn't function the way you needed it, so you modified almost all aspects of the code such that it really didn't look anything like the original.

Would you still give credit to the person? This is PHP software, so the credit is a visible link on the web page.

I'm inclined to give credit, but I want to know what you guys think.

what licensing are you using ?

Ethically not legally.

 

[Phoenix86]

Yes, of course. Also check license restrictions, not all opensource software has the same restrictions.

 

[DAGTA]

Originally posted by: MrWizzard
Just give credit, even though you changed almost everything, you still used it as a launchpad.

Its the "Ethical" thing to do. 🙂

 

[GroundZero]

give 'em credit

 

[illusion88]

Id give him credit. But I would also mention that the majority of the code is my own 😉

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Reel

Originally posted by: mzkhadir

Originally posted by: Stefan
Say you were to take someone's open source software, but found that it didn't function the way you needed it, so you modified almost all aspects of the code such that it really didn't look anything like the original.

Would you still give credit to the person? This is PHP software, so the credit is a visible link on the web page.

I'm inclined to give credit, but I want to know what you guys think.

what licensing are you using ?

Ethically not legally.

I don't think there's a difference in this case. He agreed to the terms of the license, so ethically he should do whatever he agreed to.

 

[BrokenVisage]

This sholdn't even be considered, credit where credit is due.

 

[halik]

Originally posted by: Stefan
Say you were to take someone's open source software, but found that it didn't function the way you needed it, so you modified almost all aspects of the code such that it really didn't look anything like the original.

Would you still give credit to the person? This is PHP software, so the credit is a visible link on the web page.

I'm inclined to give credit, but I want to know what you guys think.

err yeah...why not?

 

[paulney]

If you don't give me credit, I'll come for you with a big stick! :|