If you release your code under the GPL, no one can remove your name from the code. Someone can take the code and modify it, but they must give you credit for it. Normally, if someone wants to modify your code and fork it off as a separate project, they will ask your permission first. Most likely, no one will want to fork the code, but instead will just submit patches to you so you can integrate it into your project. Probably the best thing to do would be to add module functionality to the code so others can just write plugins for it. If you put your project up on sourceforge, you are the lead developer on it. You can add other developers for the project if you want others working on it. -----Original Message----- From: Jason DeStefano To: tclug-list at lists.real-time.com Sent: 11/19/00 12:27 PM Subject: Re: [TCLUG] To firewall or not to firewall... Maybe I dont understand the open source idea, but my biggest concern is someone taking my code, making a few modifications, and re-releasing it with their name on it and taking credit. Can anyone help explain this a little more? Thanks, Jason At 10:37 AM 11/19/00 -0600, you wrote: >Jason DeStefano wrote: >[snip] >> If anyone has any experience with pariticipating in linux development >> "projects" I'd be interested in hearing any tips on how to manage >> one (assuming I have the time). >> >> Jason > >If you are actually going to release it under GPL or other public >license then I highly recommend using SourceForge. > >SourceForge supplies cvs servers, compile farms, mailing lists, multiple >developer support and a whole load of other options all for free. >Basically their requirement is that the software is open source. > >http://www.sourceforge.net > >Eric > eric at urbanrage.com >_______________________________________________ >tclug-list mailing list >tclug-list at lists.real-time.com >https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ tclug-list mailing list tclug-list at lists.real-time.com https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list