Please upvote the original creator of this tool -
https://steemit.com/steemit/@msg768/plagiarism-alert-someone-is-stealing-my-work-tools
This user simply copied the code and put a nice image on it, didn't give credit and plans to charge for it in the future (ie: commercial use) .
Self upvoted 1% for visibility, and flagged to remove rewards but not hide the post.
Edit: I've spoken to yurik and I'm removing this flag, liquid rewards (if any) will go to the original creator but it looks like this is out of my hands now anyway..
I took it from github https://github.com/msg768/mysteemit and modified UI and backend. There is no sign of copyright on this Github page. How would I know that I am not able to officially use this code.
According to Github license I am allowed to copy, fork and modify this content. What is all the fuss about?
You can read the official Github license here. If I would have done something illegal than yes, flag me and do what ever you want. But if the author publicly places stuff on Github, does not write any copyright statements. How are we supposed to know that we cannot fork it. Well do not place it on public view on Github if you don't want it forked.
I believe that the law and common sense is on my side. If Jquery team says right now, "We meant to say that our library is not actually free please take down all the websites that use it.", would it make sense? Probably not.
Github license - Number 5. License Grant to Other Users
Any Content you post publicly, including issues, comments, and contributions to other Users' repositories, may be viewed by others. By setting your repositories to be viewed publicly, you agree to allow others to view and "fork" your repositories (this means that others may make their own copies of your Content in repositories they control).
I remember seeing a post on steemit and I found it.....Toward the bottom of the post it may not have been what @msg768 was trying to imply but it read to me that you were giving permission to use your code... Obviously with your recent show of disapproval that is not what you were trying to say but that is how I interpreted your post here...
"LINKS
You can find my profile on github by clicking HERE. You can run this tool on github by clicking HERE. And last but not least, you can view the source code for this tool by clicking HERE. Having said that, you can find the links to all of my tools on mysteemit.blogspot.com. If you have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to leave a comment below and let me know. If you find this tool useful, please consider upvoting and/or resteeming!"
From the bottom of this post....https://steemit.com/steemit/@msg768/new-steem-tool-tip-message-your-active-followers-in-their-wallet
Unfortunately it doesn't translate well. I started working on tweaking the code and redesigning it myself. However if you recall I do want to chat with you about a possible business deal. I would be willing to give you my updated code so that you could use what you want if you wanted. The main thing I was going to ask you @msg768 if you would be interested in a royalty deal. I think this service would sell @ 0.002 cents. 0.001 for you and 0.001 for me. Or if you ever raised your price I would just raise mine to make sure you always got paid what you wanted. I think I can force your code to pay two people easily enough.
Your code interests me on a whole different level also. This would be what we would need to talk about privately because people here will steal your ideas as well as your code. I'm almost done with the huge tweak of your code that will make both of us a lot of money. I'll shoot you a message on steemit chat.
I don't think @yuriks2000 did anything but break the developers code. It's best to ask for permission and if you can't get that for some reason always give credit for the work of someone else.
The source code has to be public for transparency that I am not doing anything malicious with the active key. I do not recall saying it's there for everyone to copy it... and/or modify it and use it for commercial purposes. I have added a line to my github page which specifically states that I don't want anyone to fork my work.
I think your code is great. I have some suggestions. I was going to just do the work and hand it to you so you could see what finished code would or could look like. But if you don't want any suggestions even though you asked I'll drop it. Best of luck going forward to you. Be sure to put your license on your git for sure.
Greetings @yuriks2000 just a reminder that whatever is in "your post" is by default a claim of ownership unless addressed differently ofcourse having said that I want to thank you for letting me know this tool that otherwise I wouldn't be able to know at least for the moment and also for granting the opportunity to know @ausbitbank and many others here , it is supposed to be about sharing but also caring ... I will be riding my ferrari now to the moon ..if you want some rocks or dust from there let me know... lol (i like to laugh a lot hope all hard feelings are star dust by now)
Thank you soooo much @ausbitbank! I truly appreciate it :]
Everyone should vote for @ausbitbank as a witness. He's one of a kind. Seriousllyyy...
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@ausbitbank sir is really helping to keep steemit out of plaigarized content. I am also flagged by him once but then I learnt my lesson and my now on I don't even try to even reword any content. I have already upvoted him for a witness. He is my mentor on steemit and I actively follow him on steemit :) A big thumbs for you sir. I wish you all the health and all the luck :)
I removed my flag and i am happy resolution has been reached.