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From: Luigi Rizzo <luigi@labinfo.iet.unipi.it>
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Subject: Re: Giving credit: my reference or the original?
To: sheldonh@uunet.co.za (Sheldon Hearn)
Date: Fri, 21 May 1999 09:44:21 +0200 (MET DST)
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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

a couple of parentheses above ------^ wouldn't harm...

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

it all depends where you stole the bits from :)

	cheers
	luigi


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