krisstraub:

Thanks for sharing this!

More programmers should see this. It’s not just art such as illustrations, comics, music, or videos having their creator’s names and sources removed. All too often I see code being taken from source forge or github and posted somewhere else in a project with all the original comments removed. When you remove comments from the code you’re using that was taken from another project, I see that as stealing. Depending on the license used, such as any code on github without a specified license, it’s illegal and people have been sued over it.

It’s easier, more accurate, and better from a legal standpoint to just give credit where credit is due.

(via rucykitty)