Hopbot log for 2008-05-26 - Helma IRC channel: #helma on irc.freenode.net
2008-05-26:
[14:23] <zumbrunn> hi Ace_NoOne[14:23] <Ace_NoOne> hi there
[14:23] <Ace_NoOne> remember me, with the licensing question?
[14:23] <zumbrunn> I saw you question about the license
[14:24] <Ace_NoOne> ahh cool
[14:24] <Ace_NoOne> what's the verdict
[14:25] <zumbrunn> I didn't write that code, so it isn't really for me to say
[14:25] <zumbrunn> I can only give you a general recommendation
[14:25] <zumbrunn> and that would be to always retain the original copyright and license information
[14:26] <zumbrunn> as long as it is possible to keep the original code separate from your code
[14:27] <Ace_NoOne> well, I'm modifying the function anyway - brb
[14:28] <zumbrunn> and when that becomes unreasonable, to still mention that it was based on the original work "foo" that was licensed under license "bar"
[14:29] <zumbrunn> of course, this is a bit silly if the code you are copying is trivial
[14:30] <zumbrunn> but only the copyright holder (or a judge) can decide what is trivial and what isn't
[14:34] <Ace_NoOne> it is indeed trivial - just this line: this.setMinutes(this.getMinutes() + this.getTimezoneOffset());
[14:34] <Ace_NoOne> however, I do get your point - do you know who wrote that code?
[14:35] <zumbrunn> that's trivial indeed
[14:35] <zumbrunn> ...in my opionion ;-)
[14:35] <zumbrunn> opinion
[14:36] <Ace_NoOne> hehe
[14:36] <zumbrunn> not sure
[14:36] <zumbrunn> maybe tobi, or someone else at the orf
[14:41] <Ace_NoOne> orf?
[14:42] <zumbrunn> the austrian broadcasting corporation
[14:42] <zumbrunn> http://orf.at/
[14:43] <Ace_NoOne> ahh, ORF
[14:43] <zumbrunn> right ;-)