Re:Is it ethical to keep a copy of the code or designs you d...
by juwo on Wednesday August 01, 2007 @09:00PM
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This is the other extreme - which I didnt mention in the op.
I agree that copying code is wrong - but what about a good idea that you come up with, or a neat design or technique in code?
It seems unfair given that doctors, scientists, marketing and many other professionals can keep a record of their work. Maybe not reams of data, but something. (I am not 100% sure of the extent they are allowed to). All art professionals have portfolios.
Is your brain just a vessel to be washed clean before it is rented out again?
Again, I am not talking of secret algorithms that would break a company, not someone else's work.
I agree that copying code is wrong - but what about a good idea that you come up with, or a neat design or technique in code?
It seems unfair given that doctors, scientists, marketing and many other professionals can keep a record of their work. Maybe not reams of data, but something. (I am not 100% sure of the extent they are allowed to). All art professionals have portfolios.
Is your brain just a vessel to be washed clean before it is rented out again?
Again, I am not talking of secret algorithms that would break a company, not someone else's work.