Re: Informix vs Oracle, alleged trade secret theft

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.... :-) -- Ciao, Billy I'd be in favour of apathy, but I just couldn't be bothered...