Quote from: bigfryguy on September 24, 2015, 01:59:03 AM

Quote from: fmz89 on September 24, 2015, 12:41:33 AM

wow vnl is a scam according ICEBREAKER Grin

Im pretty sure that word doesnt mean what he thinks it means....

VNL stole code, according to gmaxwell, smooth, and most recently

Quote from: gjhiggins on September 22, 2015, 07:56:45 AM

Quote from: rnicoll on August 12, 2015, 08:38:29 PM

Define "uses". There's certainly structural similarities:

https://github.com/john-connor/vanillacoin/blob/master/src/key.cpp vs
https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/blob/0.9/src/key.cpp#L16

Thanks for that.

Adding #L34 to the vnl URI nails it for me:

Code:

{code}

That's a lot more than just a structural similarity.

Its hard for me to see this as anything other than incontrovertible evidence of the author having a naively self-centred perspective on intellectual property rights, broadly translatable as whats yours is mine and whats mines my own.

More tellingly, it's also hard to reconcile this evident difficulty in critical thinking with any kind of work in the area of cryptography, notorious for its relentlessly stern demands of cognitive sophistication in its proponents.

Stand back a few yards and the picture becomes somewhat clearer. I've not even bothered looking at vnl, being confident that its just another variant of the misunderstood but brilliant maverick outsider, wronged by a complacent community media narrative and all the posturing is entirely consistent, even the expedient arrogation of others work. Given the evidence in the codebase, I'm reassured that my confidence is not misplaced, although I do have to admit that his choice of pseudonym is a bit of a give-away in and of itself.

Git REKT, mates! Cool