Re: Informix vs Oracle, alleged trade secret theft

ic wrote: > > On Thu, 30 Jan 1997, Billy Wheeler wrote: > > } On 28 Jan 97 at 16:37, netac wrote: > } > } > These cases are very scary. Unless the case is about specific > } > theft of > } > software or intellectual property, I could see the point. However, > } > more and more tech companies are moving forward with these suits as > } > if to say they own the minds of their engineers and they are not > } > free to go forward and take a better job for a better offer. Its > } > disgusting, and as technical professionals we should all be very > } > concerned about this. The work I do for my company belongs to them, > } > but my mind belongs to me and so do my skills and I can sell them to > } > the highest bidder. I think this point gets lost in the discussion > } > sometimes. > } > } Well.... > } > } *Your* mind is yours to do with as you please, but _an_entire_R*D_lab > } is another matter altogether.... :-) > > so is the *mind* of every member of the lab !!!! > > } > } -- > } Ciao, > } > } Billy > } > } I'd be in favour of apathy, but I just couldn't be bothered... > } Billy, You are so correct! Companies do feel they own you, that is until you are nolonger required, they...Bye. That's why I turned to contracting, survival of the highest bidder. I hope Oracle wins this thing, maybe then "permanent" employees may get paid what they're worth! (Yeah, right!) Bottom line is, if Informix was paying them what they were worth, they'd've never thought of leaving. Bret.