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At first glance I would agree with you but think about it...
A company is paying you to produce a product that they can sell. If you weren't producing anything why would they pay you?
You and some co-workers become jaded and decide to start your own company but you did this on company time. You were being paid to form a competitive company. Of course your employer who probably taught you some 'tricks of the trade' is going to want to protect their investment. Their requirements for their staff is extreme but you didn't have to sign the contract. You knew what you were getting yourself into when you were hired. The company did nothing wrong. You didn't have to sign your talent away but you made a conscious decision to do so. You did this to yourself. Why didn't you decline the job and the contract and suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune and start a competing company on your own? Because you needed the money. Their money. And you deceived them.
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Under the context you described, it does sound more reasonable. However, according to Sysoev, he created nginx on his own time, outside of work. "Sysoev claimed he developed NGINX in his free time and that Rambler wasn't even aware of it for years." Now, whether that statement is true or not is up for debate.
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[–] Not_Spartacus 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
At first glance I would agree with you but think about it...
A company is paying you to produce a product that they can sell. If you weren't producing anything why would they pay you?
You and some co-workers become jaded and decide to start your own company but you did this on company time. You were being paid to form a competitive company. Of course your employer who probably taught you some 'tricks of the trade' is going to want to protect their investment. Their requirements for their staff is extreme but you didn't have to sign the contract. You knew what you were getting yourself into when you were hired. The company did nothing wrong. You didn't have to sign your talent away but you made a conscious decision to do so. You did this to yourself. Why didn't you decline the job and the contract and suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune and start a competing company on your own? Because you needed the money. Their money. And you deceived them.
[–] TankMissile [S] ago (edited ago)
Under the context you described, it does sound more reasonable. However, according to Sysoev, he created nginx on his own time, outside of work. "Sysoev claimed he developed NGINX in his free time and that Rambler wasn't even aware of it for years." Now, whether that statement is true or not is up for debate.