Re: [MLUG] SecureFTP, University & Open Source stuff

["Blake C. Lewis" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Daniel Nowlin wrote:
> 
> NO and I mean NO employer can tell you what you can or can not do at home on
> your time.  I know that MU asks every year if you are doing anything that
> would be in direct competition with MU but remember that MU is primarily a
> research university with teaching as a second issue so as long as you are
> not doing research or teaching then you are fine.  I have told two
> supervisors now that what I do while at home is my business and I have not
> had any problem.

Many corporations require a contract that you sign that basically says they own 
anything you do while employed with them. Some organizations at the U do outside
work. If you are doing work on the side that is providing the same service that
your organization is doing externally, then you have a possible conflict of interest.

If you develop software at home. Document your time, effort and resources. If the
software is related to what you do at work a case can be made against you. If you
are making lots of money, the probability that it would happen is much greater.
You can't use University resources at all. Not even that free dialup at 36.6k can be
used as a resource. One guy I know would not even use a University email address for 
a contact point. 
		Blake
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