Re: [SM-PLUGINS] ip_users patch

[Paul L. <pa...@sq...>]

On 6/15/06, Tomas Kuliavas <to...@us...> wrote:
> >>> is the fix based on SM 1.4.6 or 1.5.1?
> >>>
> >>> I (or you) can make it available at SM patch forum to the community
> >>> (until patch is officially applied).
> >>
> >> You can't do that. Code without copyright information belongs to its
> >> creator. Only code owner can modify copyrighted code.
> >>
> > As far as I understood, every plugin on sm.org has to follow some sort of
> > open source copyright policy. As we know there is a problem with official
> > plugin fixing (I'd posted some changes over a year ago to author and
> > mailing list and still nothing happened / a strict no-go for
> > enhancing/patching existing plugins on SM.org from other authors).
> > I build SM patch forum. There I host diff files. For me, that is allowed
> > and will not breach any copyright.
> >
> > Did I get this wrong?
>
> I am not your lawyer. ip_users plugin does not have any information that
> allows modification of the code nor anything about distribution. For me
> such plugin is not open and can't be modified. If code developer does not
> add copyleft license, standard copyright laws are applied to developer's
> code.

Thanks to everyone for their interest and patches, etc.  Instead of
trying to resolve fuzzy issues about this person's code, a new plugin
that supplants (and is much more flexible than) ip_users should be
released in the next few days, or possibly sooner.

Thanks,

paul