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From: ctk@ecsvax.UUCP (Tim Kelley)
Newsgroups: net.micro.pc
Subject: Re: RS232 code in new C86 release
Message-ID: <751@ecsvax.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 22-Feb-85 07:41:25 EST
Article-I.D.: ecsvax.751
Posted: Fri Feb 22 07:41:25 1985
Date-Received: Wed, 27-Feb-85 04:11:14 EST
References: <248@shell.UUCP>
Reply-To: ctk@ecsvax.UUCP (Tim Kelley)
Organization: NCSU Dept. of mathematics
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Summary: 

In article <248@shell.UUCP> starr@shell.UUCP (Bob Starr) writes:
>
>I just got my new release of the C86 compiler. In Appendix A, there
>is C code written to do interrupt driven communications. The
>"author" claims to be one Bill Hohensee from Microcomputer Systems
>Lab. Well, on scanning the code, I recognized it as the code *I* wrote
>and posted to Usenet about a year ago. The bum didn't even change
>most of the variable names or comments! What really galled me was the
>last sentence in his opening comment:
>
>If credit must go to someone, I don't see why it needs to go to this 
>Bill creep. I would appreciate it if those of you who get the C86
>update will inform C86 of this pilferage!
>
>Thanks,
>Bob Starr @ Shell Development

As a user of Starr's code ( I haven't seen the new CI compiler yet. Too
lazy to send my disks ) I think this is an outrage.  When one submits
code to the public domain I think it's part of the deal that any
one ( even commercial outfits ) can use it. Part of the fun is
knowning that a lot of people benefit from the work you do.
	HOWEVER, selling the source and giving credit to someone else
or claiming the source is your own is as low as one could possibly go.
CI has recently added many utilities that Starr and I could have
( and sometimes did ) write months ago. When I look at the sources
the code certainly isn't mine ( my stuff only works on the mono
screen ). Starr's code is general enough to work on AT's and many
clones. It's nicely done and well written. If CI knew about this
( is CI on the net? ) a public apology to Starr is in order. If
CI does not know the true author of this code, they should. Their
documentation should be corrected to give credit to Starr and
they should stop doing business with Mr. Bill.
	This is one of the sleazeist things I've ever heard. Nail
the muthas, Bob!!

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C.T. Kelley  decvax!mcnc!ecsvax!ctk
Dept. of Math.    N.C. State U. Box 8205
Raleigh, N.C. 27695-8205,  919-737-3300