"~BD~" wrote:

> You come across as a wise man who knows much about computing matters;

I just found out that I'm older than Dustin Cook's dad. With regard
to computers, I've been operating/programming them since 1974.

> "On this page you will find a few utilities I created and some created
> by others (Note: tools not created by me are the properties of the
> respected owner/author as listed below)..."

> I may be blind, but cannot see where he/she is claiming tools as his/her
> own.

Only one "as listed below" is acknowledged as Microsoft's.

> If these tools do, actually, work - and their sole purpose is
> designed to help others, maybe the 'real authors' should grant an
> amnesty an/or join TRT in his/her effort to assist other people.
>
> Might that help?

It might help if he credited the original authors instead of lying
about who wrote the packaged code.