Re: Re: [PEPr] Comment on File System::S3

On 06/12/2007, Philippe Jausions <Philippe.Jausions@11abacus.com> wrote: > > Cesar D. Rodas wrote: > > Hello > > > > On 06/12/2007, *Philippe Jausions* <Philippe.Jausions@11abacus.com > > <mailto:Philippe.Jausions@11abacus.com>> wrote: > > > > till wrote: > > > I swear to whatever you believe. > > > > > > I worked on a project a while back where the client wanted to > backup > > > into S3. They had a bunch of wrappers (straight php, curl) but > > it did > > > not work. So when I asked them who did this, they didn't know > > and said > > > it was some intern and it had 0 copyrights/names on it. > > > > Now we're getting somewhere... > > > > > I ported the class to use HTTP_Request etc., recently I put in > > > CRYPT_HMAC2 as well to go more PHP5 when I used it at another > > client. > > > And now I will use MIME_Type etc. and change the behavior from > > global > > > constants to class vars to follow suggestions given in comments. > > > > Future changes don't really apply here. > > > > > Both parties told me that they had no problem if I proposed it > > to PEAR > > > since I made it work and polished it up. So if some intern > > indeed took > > > your code in the beginning, I am still not aware of this. The > first > > > project dates back to over three months ago. > > > > There are too many similarities especially with typos in comments > (no > > offense Cesar ;) to not give credit to Cesar for the original code. > > > > > > Dont worry, as you can see (or read) English is not my first language, > > it is my third language. > In this case, it's actually helping you ;-) > > > > No one is making a million $ on this, and you both use OSS licenses. > > > > > > Even the class is free, it must have my name there, if you use a > > porting of code it means that you accept what the BSD License say. > Yes, agree, this is what I meant. The stakes are not high, just abiding > by the license is required. > > I think that Gregory Beaver > > <mailto:greg+at+chiaraquartet+dot+net> > > (http://news.php.net/php.pear.dev/48696) shows many proves that the > > code was write be me. > > > > Personally I don't believe the story of some other one copy the code, > > removes only the copyrights, and give him without copyrights. > Not necessarily, the "intern" may not have wanted the company to know I don't know, I'll wait to other people post, and then see what they think, for me it is a lie :-). The solution is simple, put my name on the source, and that will be end of the problem. And another question, why re-publish the same thing on other server? that the work he/she provided was not actually his/hers, while still > getting some credit for it. > > Get the class is so easy, if you Google "php amazon s3 stream > > wrapper", or "php amazon s3 client", you can see on the first the > > result my class, so a PHP programmer will google something similar to > > that easily than a mere mortal or a "client" > > > > -- > > Best Regards > > > > Cesar D. Rodas > > <http://www.cesarodas.com> > -Philippe > > -- Best Regards Cesar D. Rodas http://www.cesarodas.com http://www.thyphp.com http://www.phpajax.org Phone: +595-961-974165