Wow, that may be one the most fascist policies I have ever heard of. I
know people who work for defense contractors and not even they have
these kinds of legal shackles. You have my sympathies.
My employer (Big Bank) is emphatic about what I write for /them/, which
is understandable. There are no clauses for what I write on my own time
unless I derive revenue from it, in which case I have to inform them,
but they still don't own it.
They actually did run Tops-20 back in the 80's, but all of that has been
scattered to the Four Winds of Heaven. I don't think I know anybody
there any more who would even recognize the name.
I would be beyond delighted to be paid for any of my fixes, but at this
point of my life, I'm happy to be paid for /anything/ instead of being
similarly kicked to the curb for having committed the unforgivable sin
of growing older...
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On 11/22/22 9:04 PM, Steve Davidson wrote:
I would love to be able to work on the DECnet bits in the Linux kernel
but my employer was quite blunt about any software I write THEY own!
They are big, powerful, and have very deep pockets so… SIGH… -Steve
Davidson SF:iP1