I guess the difference is an insignificant matter. To me, and I think to others who feel the same way, there is a difference between saying - "a good example is this (including possibly a code snippet) from PHP in a Nutshell by O'Reilly Publishing" - where it is obvious that you need to go to a library or buy the book, and a response like - "Yeah, I did that, but you have to go pay for my code that some magazine published to find out how to do it".
The first example is helpful, informative and courteous, while the second example - though ultimately helpful if you choose to pay for the articles - is nothing more than an advertising plug that only benefits the magazine. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Mort Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 3:14 PM To: NYPHP Talk Subject: Re: [nyphp-talk] UPS Shipping Calculator Timothy Boyden wrote: > Unfortunately the author "Dynamic Ink" has decided that his code (an > adaptation of a UPS copyrighted API open to registered users) is only > available via a pay for article on PHP | Architect. Obviously this is > his choice to make but goes against the spirit of open help of this > list. > I don't see the problem, I often will reply to a question on a list with a reference to an article or chapter of a book. If it is in a book by someone else it would be rude in the extreme to post it elsewhere. _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php _______________________________________________ New York PHP Community Talk Mailing List http://lists.nyphp.org/mailman/listinfo/talk NYPHPCon 2006 Presentations Online http://www.nyphpcon.com Show Your Participation in New York PHP http://www.nyphp.org/show_participation.php
