[OT] Aaargggh! FLOSS project in need!

[James Knott]

Madison Kelly wrote:
> Scott Elcomb wrote:
>> I logged into /. today to submit an article about Atomic OS.  After
>> browsing through the headlines a bit, I got down to the business of
>> writing my story.  I submitted it, and went back to the headlines and
>> discovered a story about YouOS from MIT Labs.
>>
>> Their article was posted while I was writing mine.
>>
>> They have done many of the items that I've been working towards and
>> are now well ahead of me.
>>
>> If there are any in the community that might want to help (analysis of
>> differences, coding, graphics help) please let me know, or join the
>> mailing list(s) at http://atomos.sourceforge.net/
>>
>> Sorry for the rant, but I've been working on this for a long time - I
>> simply can't believe what I'm seeing.
>>
> 
> I've been working on my backup program for over two years now... I am
> always worried that someone or some company would release something
> similar, completely invaliding all my work. So far, there have been a
> couple apps released that are quite similar, and I've had a few "OMG!"
> moments, too.
> 
> My only suggestion is this; When something like this happens you have a
> couple of options. One is look to see if the work you've done
> compliments the bigger app and see if you can merge your code into
> theirs. Not ideal, but at least you won't lose all your work.
> 
> The second option, which is the option I've (so far) opted for, is too
> find aspects of your program that are different enough to appeal to a
> different group of people and shift the focus of your program to that
> group, so that you don't step on each other's toes so much.

And hopefully SCO won't claim it as their IP.  ;-)
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