Nomad
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First thing you ought to do is if there is a text file included with the project, skip down to the bottom where there's usually a copyright notice and what permissions the author(s) give to third parties down there.
In the case of an abandoned project and there isn't a text file and/or any copyright info included, your best bet is to try to contact the author yourself and ask.
Otherwise, if the author is not reachable it's probably pretty safe to say they don't care if you use their stuff since they don't care enough to hang around and defend their "property." If anything, they may find out after the fact and tell you not to use it then; in which case it's good practice to be respectful and remove their work.
At any rate, it's also good practice to credit others where their work is involved, even if you don't explicitly have permission. At least that way you can't be totally accused of plagiarism.
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01-05-12 04:51 
