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From: Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>
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Subject: Giving credit: my reference or the original?
Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 12:07:28 +0200
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Hi folks,

When giving credit where it's due in my code, should I mention the
code that I looked at, or the code on which _that_ was based?

Put graphically:

pkgA	written by personA

pkgB	written by personB	bits stolen from pkgA by personA

I am writing
pkgC	written by personC (me) bits stolen from ?

Thanks,
Sheldon.


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