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- From: goer@ellis.uchicago.edu (Richard L. Goerwitz)
- Subject: Re: LINUX, Unix, and opportunity for change
- Message-ID: <1992Dec19.173951.12503@midway.uchicago.edu>
- Sender: news@uchinews.uchicago.edu (News System)
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- Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
- References: <1992Dec17.154505.8927@bcars6a8.bnr.ca> <BzGv65.KKI@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil> <1992Dec19.170143.5265@bcars6a8.bnr.ca>
- Date: Sat, 19 Dec 1992 17:39:51 GMT
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- mleech@bnr.ca (Marcus Leech) writes:
- >
- >Were it not for the fact that I have a job where everything I create is
- > owned by my employer, I'd be as busy as Linus; contributing, rather
- > than just pontificating. [Though it's certainly not unheard-of around
- > here to be able to release freeware, just rather rare].
-
- Did you actually sign a contract that gives them rights to code you cut
- at home during off hours? If so, I'm quite amazed. Perhaps I'm just
- naive, but this sounds like a form of slavery. I hope they pay you a
- king's ransom.
-
- --
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- -Richard L. Goerwitz goer%midway@uchicago.bitnet
- goer@midway.uchicago.edu rutgers!oddjob!ellis!goer
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