Re: http://www.hjrdba.com/

Sorry for the double-post, but just wanted to add one more thought that occurred to me. This whole discussion is likely very unfair to Howard. My guess is that he can't comment publicly on the matter (else I'm sure he would have by now), so we should probably just let the thread die and give both parties the benefit of the doubt. It's mostly speculation and conjecture, including my own comments.

Regards,
Sean

[My views do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.]

Sean M wrote:
>
> Andrew Mobbs wrote:
> >
> > I'm not sure I agree with the "as well they should". My employer makes
> > billing software, clearly I should ensure I don't accidently write a
> > billing system in my spare time. However, I don't think my employer owns
> > *everything* I think about in my spare time, even if it is peripherally
> > connected with the business. We don't know the details of HJR's case,
> > so I can't comment directly on that.
>
> True, that comment may have gone too far. But the answer would depend
> heavily on what sort of agreement Howard signed when he started work for
> Oracle. I'd bet there was some pretty strict wording on what is and
> isn't acceptable or what is and isn't owned by Oracle.
>
> > I negotiated a modification to the IPR clause on my employment contract
> > before I signed it, clarifying what I could do in my own time. Since IPR
> > is about half the software business, it's important to sort out where
> > you stand with your employer (and occasionally wear a GNU t-shirt into
> > work :-).
>
> Sounds like a pretty smart move, but not all employers would have been
> as accomodating in hiring negotiaions.
>
> > Commiserations to Howard though, it must be very annoying to have your
> > employer suppress something you've put so much time and effort into.
>
> Agreed, defintiely.
>
> Regrads,
> Sean
>
> [My views do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.]
Received on Fri May 03 2002 - 14:28:54 CDT