PaulS:
I'm not sure why you're accusing me of stealing; that's quite out of line.
Would you have preferred borrowed, acquired, got permission to use? My point was NOT to accuse you of having acquired the code inappropriately. I'm sorry that it came across that way.
You did, however, take the code as yours to do with as you see fit. No one has a problem with you doing that. That's why code is published in the first place.
Where I did have a problem was with the attitude that "I didn't develop this code, so I have no responsibility to understand it". At least that was the impression I got.
no hard feelings. we're all here to learn something, right?
but if i may, the tone of my responses is quite the opposite: "i didn't develop this code, but i want to use it. can someone help me understand it?"
it's a simple question, but even with all the responses, it hasn't been touched on in the slightest...