On Tue, Dec 25, 2001 at 06:46:59PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> > //SNIP
> > Don't criticize someone for actually RELEASING some of their work to the
> > community. Perhaps, instead of doing this, you should release some of
> > your OWN work, ehh? C'mon now.
> 
> I haven't released anything because of the fact that people don't ever 
> give credit where it's due.  The only way to keep your code safe is to 
> keep it to yourself.  Sure, it may be selfish, but i'm the one that put 
> in time to make it and i'll decide what i want to do with it.  I'm sure 
> you can agree as anyone can see that this is the way the mud community 
> is.

Aaaaa, the so called security through obscurity concept.

I think that making code freely and publicly available is a better
way to protect stuff: everybody knows that its yours.

But everybody has his/hers/its own way of thinking about it.

Edwin

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