Re: Informix vs Oracle, alleged trade secret theft

No Spam Here wrote:
>
> In article <32F656D4.4EF9_at_worldnet.att.net>,
> netac <netac_at_worldnet.att.net> writes:
> > Mike Segel wrote:
 [snip]
> >> You have to remember that they paid you to learn and do the research
> >> to develop the product, hence they have a right to that product.
 [snip]
> > Well, what you are saying then is that Trader-X, for the very fact that
> > you developed your skills/knowledge while in their employment, now owns
> > all future rights to your skill because you are admitting that you can't
> > go work for Trader-VIC under almost any circumstance since they do the
> > same work.
>
> [snip]
>
> That is NOT what he said AT ALL! Evidently you fail to understand the
> difference between skills/knowledge and product development.
>

        No, I understand it. Its the companies who enforce these agreements who do not, and want to blur the line so that they can kepp their top engineers as indentured servants and prohibit them from moving to another company. Again I say, if developing trading software was your only skill, under your logic, you could never go to another company. Its naive to think your mind will be erased when you start you new job, hell that's why they are hiring you and not some kid out of school. Received on Tue Feb 04 1997 - 00:00:00 CET