Chris Maunder wrote:

A name should be able to be reused if it was your own

I wanted to change my current name to my previous name "rahul_sindhu", but CP is not allowing me to "reuse" it! should I wait for my profile to be marked as "Inactive" or is there another way? !HELP!

Rahul Sindhu

A previously used profile name cannot be reused; even if it is not being used by anyone else; and I think the reason for that is: because message-post author-names never change(in a broader sense), and the reason for not changing post author-names is probably: security, clarity, avoiding confusion etc. But why can't one reuse a profile name previously held by him/her? (That shouldn’t cause any problems)

Rahul Sindhu

SK Genius wrote:

You go into a supermarket, there are two tins of beans (I know, a whole supermarket woth only 2 tins of beans ) One of the tins costs 8p, the other tin costs 30p. Do you go ahead and buy the unmarked tin of 8p beans? Or do you spend the extra money for the 30p beans with the knowledge that these beans probably won't kill you?...

If I can get a look at the beans, and use my knowledge and experience to judge the quality (look at them, smell them, etc.) and arrive at the conclusion that the 8p beans are perfect I will buy them. On the other hand if I suspect even the 30p beans to be garbage, I wouldn't buy them (and it seems you will). Here (and you probably cannot see it) I can take a good look at the advice/beans.

Rahul Sindhu

Rob Graham wrote:

No proof? Forget about it, you're screwed (or just plain wrong).

Do things really work that way- are you saying that if i hack into google and copy all their code, then i can create a new website and take google's market? do you think google will allow such a thing, considering the fact that both the sites now produce the same search result for the same query. are people at google dumb?

Rob Graham wrote:

I'm betting the EULA defines that pretty strictly.

EULA certainly defines it clearly It seems you just understood the half part. What if i claim the 'problems of other people' to be my problems. Why can't such a cast occur. THE PROBLEMS POSTED AT THE WEBSITE ARE NOW MY PROBLEMS. Further: I'm not talkin about a "market share" for the service, Its just a general question about hiring lawyers: An engineer asking for help form a lawyer? I consider that to be the last option, I’d rather ask fellow programmers. and why pay when you can get advice for free ;P

Rahul Sindhu

What do you think about the following two scenarios?

1. Suppose that I know that an employee of company XYZ stole my code (consider both cases (1) I have proof of it (stealing), (2) I don't have proof). I now suspect the XYZ to be using my code without my permission. QUESTION: Can I legally (assume law of any country) instruct XYZ to reveal all of its source code, so that I can verify whether my code is being used. In other words is there any way in which a court can issue such an action?
2. Suppose I bought a single user license of MATLAB. Can I now use it to SOLVE problems of other people? Assume that due to SOMEREASON these people can access MATLAB ONLY through me (they are not allowed to sit on my computer, only I work on the computer). Can I now charge these people for solving the problems, will it be illegal? (I certainly can do it in an isolated environment). Can I reveal this to public? If yes, can I make this process automated? Suppose I created a C# web app. which provides an interface between MATLAB and the people accessing the internet. Will it be legal to charge them (what if I claim that the system was not automated and all the requests that were received by the site were manually solved by me and they were my problems)?

Here MATLAB is used just for the example (substitute it for any large and expensive software).

Rahul Sindhu

I wonder how you can relax by watching a screen after spending hours watching one! ;P

Rahul Sindhu

Great! I like that :laugh:

Rahul Sindhu

I am wondering how programmers around the world relax after hours of hard work. energy drink? coffee? nap? ......????

Rahul Sindhu

with these details they can evaluate what kind of products u will buy/or be interested in, they probably will then sort them(by products/age/country etc..) and sell the details to companies that use them for telemarketing, hoping that you will eventually buy the product on hearing the pleasing voice of a beautiful girl! And believe me there are thousands who will eventually buy a product

Rahul Sindhu