Mason opened this issue on Feb 18, 2001 ยท 14 posts
melanie posted Sun, 18 February 2001 at 10:07 AM
Thanks, Mason, for bringing this up. Especially mentioning that some downloads contain no readme file. The people who offer downloads with no readme file risk their stuff being used against their wishes because, with all the stuff we download (sometimes thousands of things), we have no idea who created it, especially if the item has since disappeared from any of the download sites and you can't even do a search for it. Many times I just wanted to give credit on my website for an object I used, but with no readme and no name I can't do that. I'm at a loss. The artist deserves recognition, but I can't give it because he or she is anonymous. Also, it would be nice if they could include their e-mail address for contact. I would love to see this area improved. Maybe even a category in the Free Stuff section for "Free Use" items, then all the other categories would be restricted to personal use only. Just an idea. Melanie