Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login
Ex-Goldman Programmer Found Guilty of Code Theft (nytimes.com)
8 points by wwortiz on Dec 11, 2010 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments



Previously reported: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1992538

Also here: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1993567

Both have numerous comments.


This case is a tricky one, there's no dispute that he uploaded the code. The dispute is whether he took GS code on purpose.

And that's hard to prove either way, but the fact he deleted the shell history, etc. does tend to favour GS's viewpoint. He may have done it totally innocently but that's a hard argument to make.




Consider applying for YC's Spring batch! Applications are open till Feb 11.

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: