While your employer's IP terms may seem restrictive, they are common. The difference between your situation and that of others is that you have not received your employer's consent.
- if the code you are interested in is code you use at work, then your company benefits by having you as a contributor.
- if it is not used in your work, then convince them that it is important to your technical vitality and career development ( and free to the company ).
The senate commerce committee is holding a hearing on February 7, 10am. You can 1) watch it live using whatever bandwidth you can get 2) write to your favorite senator and express your feelings.
http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/witnesslist.cf m?id=1705
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While your employer's IP terms may seem restrictive, they are common. The difference between your situation and that of others is that you have not received your employer's consent. - if the code you are interested in is code you use at work, then your company benefits by having you as a contributor. - if it is not used in your work, then convince them that it is important to your technical vitality and career development ( and free to the company ).
The senate commerce committee is holding a hearing on February 7, 10am. You can 1) watch it live using whatever bandwidth you can get 2) write to your favorite senator and express your feelings. http://commerce.senate.gov/hearings/witnesslist.cf m?id=1705