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Grant Fritchey SSC Guru Points: 398890 More actions · Answer 2

Paul White NZ (4/22/2010)
I just love the following article!
http://www.hyderabadtechies.info/index.php/articles/39-articles/747-hyderabad-techies-article
Wish I had thought of it :doze:
The author 'kaustavm' is clearly one to watch 😉

Don't spare him/her, not even a little bit.

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- Theodore Roosevelt

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CirquedeSQLeil (4/22/2010)
Jack Corbett (4/22/2010)
Paul White NZ (4/22/2010)
I just love the following article!
http://www.hyderabadtechies.info/index.php/articles/39-articles/747-hyderabad-techies-article
Wish I had thought of it :doze:
The author 'kaustavm' is clearly one to watch 😉
I'm pretty sure this is not the first time with that site. I recall seeing some other plagaraized content there.
Part II plagiarized here
http://www.hyderabadtechies.info/index.php/articles/39-articles/748-hyderabad-techies-article
Can't register on the site due to errors.
Does US copyright law hold any credence in India?

I can't get through. Looks like they've taken the stuff down.

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt

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Adam Machanic (4/22/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (4/22/2010)I am really awe struck still at the comprehensive plagiarism on that site. Steve should also say something since SSC has the rights to some of those articles still.
I'm convinced that it's a cultural thing. Apparently in Indian culture it's okay to copy someone else's work. I can only remember a single non-Indian plagiarist in the SQL Server world in the past 8 years since I've been paying attention (John Dunleavy). And there must have been at least 20 Indians in that time, including the guy who published the book (Rahul Sharma), and another guy whose name I won't mention, who was presenting one of my talks at user groups all over the US without my permission (but he did put my name in a very small font on the title slide ... :-P). Not saying all Indians are plagiarists, but there is absolutely a pattern here.

Yeah, I know that individual. Not too crazy about him myself and he hasn't even stolen anything from me.

There was also a guy who plagiarized a whole series of books on that self-publishing book site. He was British & Anglo-saxon, so that's two.

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt

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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 5

WayneS (4/23/2010)
Good, fast job to all for getting this wrong righted!

Getting this copyright wrong righted, right - or wrong?

Paul White
SQLPerformance.com
SQLkiwi blog
@SQL_Kiwi

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 6

Paul White NZ (4/23/2010)
WayneS (4/23/2010)
Good, fast job to all for getting this wrong righted!
Getting this copyright wrong righted, right - or wrong?

uhhh... left? yeah? :-P:w00t:

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

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Paul White NZ (4/22/2010)
Adam Machanic (4/22/2010)
I'm convinced that it's a cultural thing. Apparently in Indian culture it's okay to copy someone else's work.
I have heard this before too. I don't mind people using my stuff - but it is nice to be asked, and I do prefer it if they leave my name on it somewhere 🙂
Blatantly passing someone else's work as your own is very uncool.

These Morons give us rest of the decent Indians a bad name... Damn...!!!

-Roy

The Dixie Flatline SSC Guru Points: 53354 More actions · Answer 8

Roy, I don't believe you personally have anything to worry about in this community. 🙂

What I can't understand is why some people think that the illusion of competence is good enough.

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Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain. -- Friedrich Schiller
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The Dixie Flatline (4/22/2010)
Poetic justice would be for those "authors" to get jobs after pointing to their great bodies of published work. Then when they show up for work, are told by their employers...
No, no. You have been hired to shovel sh__ for five cents an hour.
Yes, we know our add said "SQL Server DBA, salary $200k."
But nobody would have applied for the shoveling job if we told the truth.
😎

Doesn't this place also charge $10 a day for lunch?

And you cannot leave until your debt is paid.

Good work getting this shut down!

The first appology is believable seeing the follow through.

The author's would be like believing Bernie Madoff has a good investment for you.

Greg E

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The Dixie Flatline (4/23/2010)
Roy, I don't believe you personally have anything to worry about in this community. 🙂
What I can't understand is why some people think that the illusion of competence is good enough.

If I am not mistaken when they do is use these to thicken their resumes to get better jobs and better pay. I have seen resumes with falsified work experience and certification...

There is a saying "One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel". In a way it is true.

-Roy

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The Dixie Flatline (4/23/2010)
Roy, I don't believe you personally have anything to worry about in this community. 🙂
What I can't understand is why some people think that the illusion of competence is good enough.

Because they're watching the US Federal Government at work?

"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt

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Roy Ernest (4/23/2010)
There is a saying "One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel". In a way it is true.

This may be true but I would only think if you associated with the person AND actually condoned his/her actions, should you be included in that particular barrel. And believe me, there are immoral, unscrupulous people in all races/creeds/religions - all you have to do is look long enough. Don't sweat the small stuff!

-- You can't be late until you show up.

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The Dixie Flatline (4/23/2010)
Roy, I don't believe you personally have anything to worry about in this community. 🙂
What I can't understand is why some people think that the illusion of competence is good enough.

Roy's fine - an open invite for a beer if you visit his tropical paradise.:-D

illusion or delusion? Guess it depends on perspective....

Greg E

Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 14

You guys are welcome here anytime... And if you are going to give a presentation to our user group, a special welcome... 😉

-Roy

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 15

Grant Fritchey (4/23/2010)
I can't get through. Looks like they've taken the stuff down.

Looks to me like they've pretty much taken the entire site down!:w00t:

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2