wyrd
Well-known member
Theres an MSDE manager made by someone who sells it...
http://www.whitebearconsulting.com/Utilities.htm
"MSDE Manager provides the ability to:
Edit and execute SQL scripts.
List, create and drop logins, change their passwords and update their server and database roles.
List, create, drop, backup, restore, attach and detach databases.
List, create and drop database roles and modify their membership.
List, schedule and drop automated backup jobs or T-SQL statements."
From the given list, it doesnt sound like the features are all that advanced, anyone who knows how to use OSQL could probably easily create some stored procedures to automate these tasks.
My question is, is it morally right to copy someones idea and then turn around and give out the source code for free? I have no reason to hide it; I read this page and thought to myself "hmm, I could probablyl do this if I put some effort into it." I have not however actually downloaded the 30-day free trial, so it could very well be far more advanced then what the features list shows. Obviously what I would create is just a simple app that allows modification of some MSDE stuff (like the feature list above shows) and not all the rest of the controls that they make.
So.. what is the moral issues here? Would copying someones idea that he sells and turn around and just give it away for free cast me out as some sort of villain? Or does no one care?
http://www.whitebearconsulting.com/Utilities.htm
"MSDE Manager provides the ability to:
Edit and execute SQL scripts.
List, create and drop logins, change their passwords and update their server and database roles.
List, create, drop, backup, restore, attach and detach databases.
List, create and drop database roles and modify their membership.
List, schedule and drop automated backup jobs or T-SQL statements."
From the given list, it doesnt sound like the features are all that advanced, anyone who knows how to use OSQL could probably easily create some stored procedures to automate these tasks.
My question is, is it morally right to copy someones idea and then turn around and give out the source code for free? I have no reason to hide it; I read this page and thought to myself "hmm, I could probablyl do this if I put some effort into it." I have not however actually downloaded the 30-day free trial, so it could very well be far more advanced then what the features list shows. Obviously what I would create is just a simple app that allows modification of some MSDE stuff (like the feature list above shows) and not all the rest of the controls that they make.
So.. what is the moral issues here? Would copying someones idea that he sells and turn around and just give it away for free cast me out as some sort of villain? Or does no one care?
