License Argument

[Cobra]

Scott
I notice that it's not open source

[anon61068208]

Nope... just like you got tired of getting my code ripped off without asking...we all work hard on our stuff and when we have idiots that just ruin the fun this is the end results.

[anon61068208]

It's a shame some of us developers have to go this route.....

[anon61068208]

Actually I can. Cobra was the original developer and he switched to a private license thus when I asked him if I could pull out the weewx only code that gave me the right to protect it. Cobra gave his blessing.....

[anon61068208]

What's bad form is people stealing our code when it's licensed as Apache 2.0 and removing our credits and name. Mine and @Cobra code have had this happen many times here. We have the right to protect our code.

What you think is bad form is wrong.

[anon61068208]

@dennypage

You have effectively done nothing to protect your code. The only thing you are really accomplishing is to prevent people who try to respect licenses from using and contributing to the code base.

So all the other apps @Cobra has created and uses the same licensing you won't use ?

@dennypage

If you publish your code, you accept the inherent risks that someone will use your code for purpose that you did not anticipate or intend to approve, and that your only recourse is a legal one in that situation. If you want to publish your code, that's simply a fact of life you cannot avoid. If you want to keep your code proprietary, then don't publish it.

You really don't get it.... me and @Cobra have no issue with people adding to the code such as a fix.... what we have issue with is specific people in this community who have repeatedly stolen our code and releasing it as if they wrote it.

I suggest a read on what caused this to happen in the first place....

Theft of my code will not be tolerated anymore

From here on out my code will no longer be GPLv3 due due to many code rips then claiming they wrote it, it will be Licensed for Personal Use Only, alter it or re-posting as-your-own-code can result in civil action. If I catch you I'll use every means available to rectify that.

[anon61068208]

BTW no one is forcing you to do anything here. You can use the code or not use it. Doesn't hurt my feelings at all. Write your own code if you feel so offended by it and stop bitching.

[Cobra]

@dennypage
Anyone is able to use my code on their systems, or not.
It is their choice.

@dennypage

The only thing you are really accomplishing is to prevent people who try to respect licenses from using and contributing to the code base.

Nothing in my license agreement prevents use

@dennypage

Unless someone can use and modify your work, you shouldn't bother publishing.

Perhaps you should tell the people who are using my various app that they can no longer use them?
Recent figures show well over 2000 copies of my various apps in regular use this week.

EDIT: one question I would ask.
How much code have you ‘contributed to the community’ in the 2 weeks you have been a member?

[anon61068208]

Dude stop....

[dennypage]

@anon61068208

Dude stop....

Okay. I've said my piece. I'll work from the Apache License version.

[Cobra]

@dennypage

Sad that you took it down. Why did you do that?

As people seem to be questioning my motives recently, I have decided to remove it all.
I may return it behind a ‘members only’ website, that way I get to decide who I give my code to.
Or I may not.. I haven’t decided yet.

[anon61068208]

@Cobra

I haven’t decided yet.

Don't let this guy ruin it for it everyone...

[JasonJoel]

Look, I've been the one that flagged the last couple posts. The posts are inappropriate and serving no purpose at this point.

Feel free to take it to private messaging if you think it needs to continue.