[Tutor] ethics in programming

[Stephan Richter]

At 12:57 AM 1/13/2002 -0500, kirk Bailey wrote:
>I read the mailman stuff, and did not know enough to modify it. Also I
>seem to have gotten the impression that a few parts were modularm, and
>in C. I do not grok C. As I had to learn something anyhow, why not
>start off simple and build and learn? And sometimes, a hard task
>raises a man to the challenge, where a easier one is also easier to
>lay down. I made a comittment to undertake a hard task. But
>concentrate all my effort on ONE language, not two.

No, no. Mailman has minimal C code; it is only there, so that the wrapper 
can answer the MTA fast enough, since you would get an error from the MTA 
otherwise. Since I am coding with Mailman I never hit a C component and 
probably never will!

>Besides, I feel uncofortable altering someone elses work, all the more
>so having walked away from a situation with a man who did not like me
>wanting to do exactly that with a different gnu gpl product. He
>disliked my desired directions, desired function, and in the end, me.

Well, I do not think that will be the case here. :-)

Regards,
Stephan

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Stephan Richter
CBU - Physics and Chemistry Student
Web2k - Web Design/Development & Technical Project Management