The Portable Freeware Collection • View topic - An old friend has returned. Ghacks.net wrote a piece about CD, DVD, Blu-Ray Recovery Software yesterday, featuring a software "by" Martik. ... -software/ The original software is @ I tried to post a comment on ghacks page to alert Martin Brinkmann of ghacks about Martik's plagiarism practices but it was not published / ignored.
Now, we all know Martik is a fraud. RCE Cafe » Blog Archive » Software Theft FAIL. … Or why stealing software is stupid (and wrong). A small guide to detect software theft for those who are not reverse engineers. Under my previous post the user Xylitol reported a web-page ( by someone called “Martik Panosian” claiming that my driver list utility was his own.
Now, the utility is very small and anybody who can write a bit of code can write a similar one in an hour. Still, stealing is not nice. :) Since I can’t let this ignominious theft go unpunished :P, I’ll try at least to make this post stretch beyond the specific case and show to people who don’t know much about these sort things how they can easily recognize if a software of theirs has been stolen. In this specific case, the stolen software has been changed in its basic appearance (title, icon, version information). However, packing an application to conceal its code is a very dumb idea. Now the code can be compared. The Cathedral and the Bazaar. This directory gives you access to almost all of the contents of my evolving book, The Cathedral and the Bazaar. Enjoy — but be aware that I have sold O'Reilly the exclusive commercial printing rights.
The papers composing this book (like their topic) are still evolving as I get more feedback. I made extensive revisions and additions for the first edition of the book The Cathedral and the Bazaar, and expect to continue adding and revising in future editions. Even if you've heard me do the stand-up version, you may want to reread it. These papers are not `finished', and may never be. Publishing a theory should not be the end of one's conversation with the universe, but the beginning. I welcome feedback, suggestions, and corrections and will incorporate them into future versions. If you like these papers, you will probably also enjoy my How To Become A Hacker FAQ (also in the book).
Here's the XHTML. My thumbnail sketch of the history of the hacker culture, maintained since about 1992. The Portable Freeware Collection • View topic - I'm willing to collabrate... Amerisphere wrote: I haven't posted the link or the code due to, I'm not willing to have the program or its concept used in someone Else's name. I was thinking I could get to know any willing party before I shared. Your status as owner doesn't go away just because you open up the code. Open licensed software still falls under copyright and there is a great deal of effort to make sure developers are honest about where they got the code from. After reading your advice, I'm guessing I have no choice, but to release it in the Open source community.
From experience, its hard to find collaborators for any project, even something you expect people would be very interested in. That doesn't mean you have no choice in the matter. I wouldn't say it solves any problems, but it does utilize XP Control Panel, services and more.WinTrol can also launch a program the user adds to any menu button. Huh? Releasing source code snippets created by others under the GPL | PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB drives.