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- From: rbraun@spdcc.com (Rich Braun)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
- Subject: Re: LINUX, Unix, and opportunity for change
- Message-ID: <1992Dec20.185639.21154@spdcc.com>
- Date: 20 Dec 92 18:56:39 GMT
- References: <BzGv65.KKI@nmrdc1.nmrdc.nnmc.navy.mil> <1992Dec19.170143.5265@bcars6a8.bnr.ca> <1992Dec19.173951.12503@midway.uchicago.edu>
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- goer@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
- >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.
-
- Alas, this kind of contractual obligation has become increasingly
- common. My most recent job change involved the mandatory signing of a
- similar agreement: no signature, no job. Kinda like having to pee in
- a bottle (which I *didn't* have to do). The R&D business sure has
- gotten screwed up this decade!
-
- Usually, these agreements only restrict personal R&D which is related to
- the activities of one's employer. I could, for example, contribute some
- basic O/S or utility software to Linux; but I could probably not hack
- around with TCP/IP or other communications software without infringing
- on the agreement. If you work for a big conglomerate with its fingers
- in every area of technology, though, such an agreement can be *really*
- restrictive!
-
- -rich
-