Mayamar

I wouldn't call fixing stealing his work. The mods open source because it doesn't have appropriate licensing, and uses mods that are open source. OS said that he didn't want people modifying his mod without his permission , but since he didn't license it, his words mean nothing. Yes it's rude to go against his verbal conditions, and HJohnson should of at least asked, but it's also rude to restrict people from acquiring a better mod simply because it's not done by him. HJohnson had the experience and talent to make something better and took the opportunity to do so, his only mistake was not asking for permission -which although wan't necessary- was the right thing to do.

I made this account to express my opinion on issues on these forums, same reason you and everyone else made their accounts, and the opinions you see me post are my own on the subject.

Modding without permission isn't illegal, it's only a rule on these forums. HJohnson legally proved that he can do what he wants with it, just at the price of his rights on these forums, of which he is banned. Some of you people are mistaking that his punishment extends past these forums, but you are incorrect.

So HJohnson got banned from these forums because he made an improved version of a broken mod for the community, and then released it to the public crediting OpticalSnare, proving that legally he had the right to modify it (due to inadequate licensing, thus defaulting on CBAs license, which is open source). He released it saying that anyone can edit his fix for the betterment of the mod, but got shot down simply because OpticalSnare did not give him permission to fix it. Personally I feel this is the wrong approach to this matter, it's like arresting a boy scout for jaywalking because he helped an elderly women across the street. I understand that editing mods without a permission is a FORUM rule to prevent people from stealing other peoples work without proper credit and then brushing it off as their own; but this is the completely opposite situation. HJohnson saw a great mod and all he wanted to do was make it better for the community, and what he got in return was a bunch of hate and a ban from the BIS forums. It's situations like these that weaken the modding community, if you would even call it a 'community' after what happened in this thread. Shame.