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Re:IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal em... by amw on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @12:10PM (#26876588)
The kind of dummy who enjoys having things like rent, food and healthcare.
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Re:IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal em... by deirdresm on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @12:40PM (#26877051)
I'm reminded of a Berkeley CA bumper sticker:

Visualize Rent

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Re:IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal em... by suifbwish on Wednesday April 21, 2021 @11:18PM (#26898358)
But not doing enough research to learn that there are a ton of other jobs out there that may as much or more than the dishonest scammer job pays.
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Re:IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal em... by johnnyanmac on Friday April 23, 2021 @01:17PM (#26916924)
If they offer a high salary and you have no plans to self-develop hobby projects on the side, then that may not be a breaking factor.

In any case, these laws are hard to enforce unless you are working on company hardware. And people who really care may sign off existing projects to get around this.

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