Author of AmiKit to appear for Q&A

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It matters when people go around taking credit for other peoples work and when people make money from other peoples work. Meanwhile people who actually do contribute to the community by programming "actual software" get nothing.

Really?  http://amikit.amiga.sk/credits.htm seems to say otherwise.  And AmiKit is FREE.

Sure AmiKit is nice, but it is hardly anything except a compilation of other peoples software and patches.

Yes, I'm sure that something as complex as this just magically maerializes from thin air.  Absolutely no work involved whatsoever :roll:

And by the way I have written scripts and batch files in the past and that does not make me a programmer.

Have you made them available to the public?  If you have then perhaps you could give me a pointer to them so I can take a look and see how they stack up.

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When you go calling this person the programmer or author you are creating the misconception this person created all the cool stuff he has compiled.

You'd have to be pretty damn stupid to think that.  Seeing as the truth is there in black and white on the site.  Considering that most of the programs invloved are very well known within the community.  Considering that all the programs have their own copyright/author info.

In fact you'd have to be pretty {bleep}ing thick.

I'm sure compiling the software, installing and configuring it took time and effort but that was not the point I was trying to make with my off the cuff smart arse remark.

Then what was the point?

The latest project only to close friends and fellow cdtv owners, I will not discuss the details as this website frowns on legally questionable compilations such as mine,

Dog ate my homework.

but rest assured I am not making a cent off anyone else's hard work.

So you're ripping someone off, but not profiting from it?  How noble.

And since when does being able to make something equal or better only give you the right to discuss a particular piece of software or compilation?

When the person claims to be able to do the same.

How many people {bleep} and moan about windows for example but have not produced anything better?

How many people claim that creating windows is a piece of piss?