Re:IOS Jailbreaker Turned Apple Intern Loses Job
by Argorak on Sunday October 21, 2012 @02:15PM
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Bret Victors Apple quote is a bad example in this context. He was in R&D, where chances of nothing being released in the end are common and secrecy is high in almost every larger company.
His important quote on this topic is this one: http://worrydream.com/#!/Freedom
(Heck, why anyone somewhat active on open-source/community projects would go work at Apple is beyond me, as it is basically a forfeiture of your hacker rights. When I interviewed there, they made it clear to me that I would not be able to work on anything (or talk publicly for that matter) that didn't have an Apple-approved stamp on it, and then it would just belong to the company. Also see: Bret Victor's take on it: http://worrydream.com/#!/Apple )