Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 10:41:33 -0800 From: "Michael C. Shultz" <ringworm01@gmail.com> To: =?iso-8859-1?q?Se=E1n_C=2E_Farley?= <sean-freebsd@farley.org> Cc: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Old perl-based script to manage ports Message-ID: <200601191041.34568.ringworm01@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20060119115525.O77523@thor.farley.org> References: <20060119101850.F76211@thor.farley.org> <200601190943.26432.ringworm01@gmail.com> <20060119115525.O77523@thor.farley.org>
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On Thursday 19 January 2006 10:05, Se=E1n C. Farley wrote: > On Thu, 19 Jan 2006, Michael C. Shultz wrote: > > On Thursday 19 January 2006 09:24, Se=E1n C. Farley wrote: > >> Ok. The subject line is a rip-off of Doug Barton's. :) When I saw > >> his message in the archives, I decided to announce my contribution. > >> There can never be enough tools to manage ports. :) > >> > >> I started writing this tool in 2003 when Perl was still in the base. > >> It is called Port Manager[1] (one of a few called this), pm.pl > >> specifically. It is comparable to portupgrade with a few exceptions > >> as listed on the web page. Build error recovery is a big feature. > >> > >> Although it is not well documented, 'pm.pl -nva' should show what > >> would be done to update a system without actually doing it. > >> Obviously, -h will provide you with help. A .pmrc can be used for > >> options specific to ports and to hold from updating ports. Globals > >> for all ports go into /etc/make.conf. I just need to document the > >> .pmrc file. > > > > Can you show where you posted this prior to 2004-04-20 with a > > copyright notice? A reference from archive.org (wayback machine) for > > example. If you have proof I will change the name of portmanager to > > avoid infringing on your copyright and if you don't I insist you stop > > infinging on mine. > > Neither of us are infringing on each others' copyrights since we are not > copying each others source. Trademarks are what you are thinking about, > and we (at least I) do not have these. > > > See https://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=3D107280 for= the > > first official portmanager posting dated 2004-04-20. > > I first made mention of it on August 24, 2004[1]. We are both eclipsed > by the Darwin PortsManager[2]. > > Se=E1n > 1. http://bsdnews.com/view_story.php3?story_id=3D4694 > 2. > http://www.opendarwin.org/pipermail/darwinports/2003-March/016245.html Here is your comment from reference #1:Friday, August 27 2004 * * *=20 "I have been noticing that port utilities have been popping out of the=20 woodwork. In sysutils/, I have noticed portmanager and portsman show up=20 somewhat recently.=20 Personally, I have been writing a semi-clone of portupgrade in Perl." * * *=20 Clearly you knew about portmanager in FreeBSD ports and still claim it as y= our=20 own on your website? Portmanager is free software that I wrote so I am not in a financial bind over your theft of its title, so you don't have to worr= y=20 about being sued. I will point out to anyone who is interested your lack of ethics in trying to take credit for someone else's work. As for your second reference, Darwin port's portmanager is not written for= =20 =46reeBSD nor has it anything to do with FreeBSD so far as I know. There h= ave=20 been zero complaints raised by anyone having anything to do with Darwin por= ts=20 but if they had the name first and were using it publically and feel my use= =20 of the name is an infringement I would gladly change to something else=20 because I would be ashamed to take credit for someone else's work. I see b= y=20 your website you have no such standards and are perfectly willing to take credit for someone else's work: reference this specifically on your site: =46reeBSD Port Manager * pm.pl v0.2 (Last updated: 2006/01/18) To anyone who cares, Port Manager for FreeBSD listed at=20 http://www.farley.org/?page=3Dsoftware#pm has no conection what so ever with portmanager found in FreeBSD ports under sysutils/portmanager. Why someone would choose to steal the name of another= =20 person't software project is beyond me, but for some reason Mr. Farley here= =20 thinks it is an acceptable practice, I do not. =2DMike
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