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Re:Amazon added a non-compete after the employee entered the... by tombert on Sunday June 14, 2020 @02:21PM (#23519940)
I don't work for Google, and sadly, while there is a process for getting approval to open-source something, it involves a lot of emails and waiting. I have been waiting since December to submit contributions to the TLA+ model checker.
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Re:Amazon added a non-compete after the employee entered the... by saagarjha on Sunday June 14, 2020 @02:36PM (#23520050)
Sounds very familiar ;) Processes like these make it very, very difficult for employees to work on open source; at most they might have approval for one or two projects that are directly used by the company.
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Re:Amazon added a non-compete after the employee entered the... by fishywang on Sunday June 14, 2020 @03:01PM (#23520324)
I do agree that your employer's clause are far more restrictive than the common ones seen around the valley and unnecessary.
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