Comment Re:IBM Perspective (Score 1) 53
The question of accidental reuse of concepts and code is an old one known to every contract programmer. If I have a neat idea and code it for one bank, can I do the same thing next time I work at another bank.
Legally, you can't copy ie from disk to tape or other medium and re0use. But you can re-use the ideas.
So IBMers can work on a GPL project, use ideas they had before to enhance it and code up those ideas. Then they can return to a proprietary project and re-use ideas that they had on the GPL projcet. What they can't do is a straight copy.
Abba fan
Before you criticise someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away, and you have their shoes too.
Legally, you can't copy ie from disk to tape or other medium and re0use. But you can re-use the ideas.
So IBMers can work on a GPL project, use ideas they had before to enhance it and code up those ideas. Then they can return to a proprietary project and re-use ideas that they had on the GPL projcet. What they can't do is a straight copy.
Abba fan
Before you criticise someone, walk a mile in their shoes. That way you're a mile away, and you have their shoes too.
