Shoutbox

Bah, I've been "skinning" on and off for over 4 years now, and I have dealt with this enough to know that unless it's completely a blatant rip, it's best to let it go.

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, goes the saying, and it really is. I have to be honest, sometimes some people irk me and then I say something to vent and let it go, but really, I saw this topic coming up sometime in the future, when I first heard of the skinning feature and the same thing when the scripting feature was released.

For example, mynetx, I essentially re wrote most of your Apple Live Messenger, in its early stages, but I really didn't expect much in return.

It's the joy of helping someone else and seeing your work replicated as to why I do it. Of course, it goes with saying, you are entitled to your own view on things and as fas as licensing goes, there is something called "Intellectual Property Right", which means that you own whatever you make. You are entitled to exercise that right, just as long as you don't do it after waiving it.

I would be careful about what you call Intellectual Property though as even though you have made a modification/fabrication of a skin, the base is still Microsoft's so if at all, you are considering doing something of that sort, I urge you to do proper research.