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Re: Plagiarism

From: Paul Brewer <paul_at_paul.brewers.org.uk>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2003 21:44:48 +0100
Message-ID: <3eef7df3_2@mk-nntp-1.news.uk.worldonline.com>


"Noons" <wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au.nospam> wrote in message

news:3eeef87a$0$16256$afc38c87_at_news.optusnet.com.au...

> "Telemachus" <telemachus_at_ulysseswillreturn.net> wrote in message
> news:AlCHa.18684$pK2.26313_at_news.indigo.ie...
> > Depends... after doing this for 11 years I wouldn't have a problem with
> > someone else at the job using my old stuff as skeleton code ....
especially
> > my old code from years 1 & 2.... (ha)
> >
>
>
> Hehehe! I had a feeling this mob would
> try this on me. So I put in some deliberate
> bits that would not be written by anyone else
> and do basically nothing. They are too ignorant
> to figure out which bits to take out, so I get
> to see who is doing what with my code!
>
>

Actually quite interesting. I read that Ordnance Survey (UK Government Agency for map making, not bombs; that's ordinance IIRC), do introduce subtle deliberate errors, just to see who are stealing their maps. But I must confess; if anyone steals my code, I'm only flattered. Of course, my code isn't all that clever...

Regards,
Paul Received on Tue Jun 17 2003 - 15:44:48 CDT

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