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Re: Snatch it?
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lugnet.cad.dat.parts
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Sat, 3 Apr 2004 00:31:28 GMT
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In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Braith Garden wrote:
> In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Larry Pieniazek wrote:
> > In lugnet.cad.dat.parts, Willy Tschager wrote:
> > > hi folks,
(snip)...
> > >
> > > doing some former investigation I ended up at the authors website:
> > >
> > > http://www.geocities.co.jp/Technopolis-Mars/2617/
> > >
> > > I tried to contact "Gonta" through a lugnet posting as well as e-mail asking if
> > > he was willing to submit those parts to the PT, but I got no reply an my mails
> > > bounced back time and again. my question is: should we snatch those parts and
> > > put them at the PT without permission? it's a very rough code, no cond lines, no
> > > BFC, tons of L3P errors but putting it at the PT we might find someone who is
> > > willing to fix it.
> > >
> > > thoughts?
> >
> > Good question.
> >
> > In my view, all efforts to contact the author should be taken (and it sounds
> > like you've been doing just that) but I am not sure that "snatching" a part,
> > even one that's very rough and strongly desired and really only good for a
> > starting point for someone else's work, is a good practice.
> >
> > It would be one thing if a new author took the part privately and used it as a
> > basis for further work, giving full credit, but to put it in the library without
> > change and without the original author's permission seems somehow wrong to me.
> >
> > We want to encourage authors to submit parts. Part of that encouragement is
> > showing them that the library will respect them and their work. "snatching"
> > seems to go against that. At least it feels that way to me.
> >
> > It's not an easy question but that's my view. What do others think?
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> "Gonta" states clearly under the parts that they are to use freely.
I'd be more comfortable if we knew who Gonta was... BUT
> I have
> personally received requests for the wheels and tyres from others and have
> forwarded them on. These parts and others have been available from his site far
> quite some time. I don't see a problem with submitting them on Gonta's behalf
> if he can't be contacted, as long as due credit is given. Why can't someone a
> bit more motivated grab the ball and run with it, so to speak.
your point is well taken. If someone did that and gave credit and a bit of
history in the remarks it would be hard to see how anyone could say rights
weren't being respected. My original remarks still stand, though.
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