Student Software

[coderanger]

Okay, it seems someone needs to lay down some ground rules for student-developed software. If we all follow these simple rules, I think everyone can get along a little better.

1) If you do not plan to maintain the software (new versions, fixing bugs, etc) after the class is over, DO NOT RELEASE IT TO THE PUBLIC2) If this is the first project you

Comments

[webwormx]

Seems to me like there's no harm in releasing something so long as you make it very clear that you do not plan to support it, and do not try to pass it off as something better than it is.

I realize you might be referring to closed source software, in which case I agree with you more. But there's no sense in keeping the source to yourself if you're not planning to maintain it.

[coderanger]

In the case of a purely standalone project it isn't so bad, but in the case of anything that is associated with a larger project it reflects poorly on the work of others. If you do not want to maintain your work, you should at the very least try asking if someone else will carry on with it. Good ideas are nice, but the burden of abandonware on a software community more than cancels that out.

[mayojane]

Nice Icon Noah.

8^)