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Re: [PLUG] Writing Emacs Modes
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K.S. Bhaskar wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 7, 2008 at 5:25 PM, Antony Joseph <antony@panathara.org> wrote:
>> Hi
>> K.S. Bhaskar wrote:
>>> Use my preferred (lazy programmer) software development technique:
>> I thought laziness is one of the virtues of a programmer. Programmer
>> implies laziness.
>>> find code for another mode that sorta kinda does what you want and
>>> hack it. I call it programming by plagiarism and I am proud to be a
>>> practitioner!
>> So you are saying all GNU & open source license are plagiarism.
>> I am confused.
>
> [KSB] Remember Newton: "If I have seen further, it is because I have
> stood on the shoulders of giants".
>
> Plagiarism (in the sense of reusing someone else's work giving credit
> where it is due) can be a good thing.
> Plagiarism (in the sense of reusing someone else's work without
> attribution and/or permission) is a bad thing.
Now I'm really confused, because your first definition completely
contradicts the second - how can you both give credit, and not give
credit (or attribution), at the same time?
<http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=plagiarism&x=0&y=0>
1. the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts
of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work.
2. something used and represented in this manner.
> FOSS relies on plagiarism in the good sense.
That's not plagiarism, per definition. If I find a neat piece of code in
a script, and I use it, as long as I include original author info, that
is not plagiarism. (presumably, the license lets me use the code)
>
> Lazy can also be good (as you note above) or bad (as in, "I'm too lazy
> to consider all possible inputs my program might have).
>
> So whether it is good or bad all depends on the circumstances!!
>
> -- Bhaskar
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