Re: Informix vs Oracle, alleged trade secret theft

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... }