There is quite a big difference between Gmail and a just for fun ascii art generator.
I could see this guy being upset if he wasn't given credit for it. But the new version gave credit to his original from the very start. Kind of a weird thing to get mad about.
>There is quite a big difference between Gmail and a just for fun ascii art generator.
No. There isn't. It's all someone's hard work and effort. Just because one belongs to google and one belongs to a fellow hacker doesn't make it OK to steal his work and get away with it.
You're right: This particular instance of plagiarism isn't such a big deal. The reason it's notable is that it shows just how little respect some people have. The guy took the creator's code without permission and altered it to insult the creator, then when the creator expressed unhappiness with this, he hit the creator's comment section with more insults and entitlement.
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There is quite a big difference between Gmail and a just for fun ascii art generator.
I could see this guy being upset if he wasn't given credit for it. But the new version gave credit to his original from the very start. Kind of a weird thing to get mad about.
>There is quite a big difference between Gmail and a just for fun ascii art generator.
No. There isn't. It's all someone's hard work and effort. Just because one belongs to google and one belongs to a fellow hacker doesn't make it OK to steal his work and get away with it.
I really don't think it's up to your or I to decide what matters to an author.
You're right: This particular instance of plagiarism isn't such a big deal. The reason it's notable is that it shows just how little respect some people have. The guy took the creator's code without permission and altered it to insult the creator, then when the creator expressed unhappiness with this, he hit the creator's comment section with more insults and entitlement.