I see your comment at:
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=408930
and thought I would like to take the opportunity to explain the situation.
1) I started ChessDB before Pascal Georges started scid-pg, which he
later renamed to scid.
2) A lot of code from chessdb was taken and put into scid-pg, but *not*
acknowledged at all. I have posted a short list on a chess mailing list.
Several others have looked at this, and have commented that it is correct.
There are some tell-tale signs, like spelling errors that appeared in
chessdb, which later appeared in scid-pg, which the author claimed was
not taken from chessdb.
I have posted a partial list at:
http://groups.google.co.uk/group/rec.games.chess.computer/browse_frm/thread/658a58d9a17b9aaf/dcb9e3c5e4e7266a?lnk=stq=scid+releasedrnum=1hl=en#dcb9e3c5e4e7266a
3) I changed the name of the executable from scid to chessdb, as I felt
this was only fair to Shane Hudson. It was not because I wanted to steal
his code, in fact quite the opposite. As several people have pointed out
on the scid mailing list, changing the name was sensible.
I point you to something written by someone on the scid mailing list:
http://www.mail-archive.com/scid-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg00029.html
I believe Dr. Kirby has been nothing but gracious and respectful
of Shane's work.
Read this from the opening screen of ChessDB:
ChessDB is based on Scid - http://scid.sourceforge.net/
but has new features, enhancements and bug-fixes.
More than 90% of ChessDB's code comes from Scid.
The main author of Scid was Shane Hudson.
Shane is NOT responsible for any bugs in ChessDB
Note the *last* line. *That* is the kindest gift we can
give to Shane; acknowledge his work, but pin none of our
faults on him. Similarly, changing the notices from scid to ChessDB
is a courtesy not an insult.
Cheers,
Jeremy
4) Others have objected to the use of the name 'scid' whilst Pascal
Georges changed the direction of the program, well away from the
original authors direction.
5) I believe not only is taking of code from chessdb without
acknowledgment is a breach of the GPL, but also the fact he has denied
me the right to use any code based on his 'scid' - see:
http://www.mail-archive.com/scid-users@lists.sourceforge.net/msg00045.html
where he says As chessDB is a fork of Scid (2004), and until anybody
else is better placed than me to continue Scid, I request things to be
strictly separated : given Kirkby's attitude, I hope he'll be honest
enough to continue his fork in a strict separated way than mine : I deny
him the right to use my own code, as I'll never use his own code
(Of course the fact he has taken code from chessdb, without
acknowledgment, is a different matter).
I don't deny he has made useful changes to scid, but he has done so in a
way I that is against the GPL and against the spirit of free software.
I leave others to make up their own minds.
Dr. David Kirkby
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