Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!rutgers!husc6!ut-sally!utah-cs!cetron From: cetron@utah-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.sources Subject: Re: Public domain software proclamation Message-ID: <4477@utah-cs.UUCP> Date: Sun, 12-Apr-87 15:32:20 EST Article-I.D.: utah-cs.4477 Posted: Sun Apr 12 15:32:20 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 14-Apr-87 00:06:22 EST References: <197@twg-ap.UUCP> Reply-To: cetron@cs.utah.edu.UUCP (Edward J Cetron) Distribution: na Organization: Center for Engineering Design, Univ of Utah Lines: 16 Keywords: PD software I think I now know why the wollongong software is so poor - it was someones PD software which TWG 'appropriated'...... Most companies make it very clear what is yours and what is theirs. And I seem to remember the big court case about some guy from sears and wrenches which ruled that what you do on your own time is yours. The only place that I know of where this IS a problem is with graduate student employees in universitys. (note that the first line DOES NOT have smileys) -ed cetron cetron@cs.utah.edu