Re: FLASH: No more demo FLAs

[Clodagh O'Donovan]

Dear Branden


I totally agree with you - you are more than generous as is - I believe code

snippets sor conceptual examples would be the perfect solution - enough to get the

idea across but not 'stealable'.


Thanks for all your input so far - I've been very grateful, if not very vocal.


Clo

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Branden Hall wrote:


> Hey folks...

>         It has come to my attention recently that two "companies" are using code

> from some of the demo FLAs in their online portfolios without any mention of

> my name or Fig Leaf Software.  This is not cool.  I have written numerous

> demos FLAs and released them to the flash community for people to learn

> from.  I really enjoy doing this and love to see the stuff in use on peoples

> site (mainly because I have always recieved a nice little mention in the

> credits, thats all I want!) The cases I have been dealing with today are

> different...  the companies in question are portraying my code as their

> own...  no mention of my name or anything at all.  They are trying to show

> off thier talent and creativity, while all they are really doing is showing

> their ability to shove new graphics onto my code, nothing else has changed.

> This is ridiculous... and to put it in personal terms.. it hurts.

>         In light of this I have decided to no longer release any fully operable

> demo FLA files.  Anything I release in the future will be in the form of

> code snippets or conceptual examples.  I will continue supporting the Flash

> community and keep working on my Branden's Brain article series, in fact

> there will be a new issue next week.  I wish I could say I was mad at this

> situation, but I'm not, I'm just saddened by it.

>

> -= Branden J. Hall

> -= Multimedia Developer/Instructor

> -= Fig Leaf Software

>

> p.s.

> I certain flasher emailed me a sample they made using my code asking if they

> could use it in their portfolio.  I responded saying that it would go

> against my wishes but that I knew the ultimate decision was up to them. I

> would just like to publically thank that person for asking.  It shows real

> integrity, something that the sites I dealt with today do not seem to have.



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