Fair enough.
But I really really really FAIL to see why it has become a DEFENSIVE STANCE.
Are these not OPEN SOURCE GITHUB COMMITS?
I do not have a GitHub account and, admittedly, "could care less" who borrowed from whom.
I myself have seen DOZENS of "my" 360Chrome mods borrowed by various members/countries/websites - don't care, I actually find it as more of a pat on the back that "my" work made it into other people's projects.
It's also quite cool and a pat on the back when I see my XP-themed mods make it into YouTube videos - don't care that these videos don't even cite MSFN as where they obtained their XP-themed 360Chrome.
These were over a year ago, but I'm sure they are still out there - don't care if they are or are not.
Now then, having said that, if I made money on these mods, then yeah, it would be a different story.
I guess my only takeaway is this - if you feel "win32" would be equally defensive, then shouldn't this "argument" be at GITHUB instead of here at MSFN?
I mean, aren't BOTH of these projects hosted at GITHUB?
If terms of service agreements were violated, then there are proper channels to go through to get one or both of these projects removed.