Tracking Code to Its Origins?

openbear writes "While doing a code review for a closed source project at work I came across a few files that were stolen from an open source project. The individual that did this was dumb enough to leave the original license in one of the files, however he was smart enough to remove all trace of where the code came from. He since quit the organization, so we (the developers) can't get to him to find out where he got this code from. Now management wants us to ship the product as is (with the stolen code intact) because we can't point to the original source of his questionable code. A few of us scoured sourceforge and several apache projects but couldn't find anything matching. My question is: What is the best way to track down where this code originated from. Is there an organization that would help? A tool? A website?"

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Did I get stupid?

[Issue9mm]

I can't, for the life of me, figure out why this isn't on the front page. I know I'm not here very often, but did slash implement some sort of section only posting?

Truly baffled,
-9mm-

Re:Did I get stupid?

[kilrogg]

There are a lot of stories that never make it to the front page. You either need to visit the sections to see them, or you can select "Collapse sections" in your options to see them all on your front page.