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Communikator
Sorry for posting this OT message, but believe me that I've found no
dedicated newsgroup, or info on the Internet regarding this problem. Maybe
someone will know where should I look.
[To Frank and the gentleman who sold two IT companies (sorry for not
remembering his name), and as well for anyone who administers a software
development company.]
In my country, if I want to go commercial with a software application, I
must register (store, that is) its source code at a dedicated government
agency. The explanation is that we must do this because this way they can
easily identify stolen code in case of legal quarrels with other companies
that seem to use our own code (stolen by some employee and sold to them).
For my part, I would store the source code in a vault somewhere, under my
direct control, not hand it to some agency run by people I do not know. This
means that I must place my company's trade secrets (methodology, code, you
get the idea) in some strangers' hands in exchange for a "Registered" crappy
piece of paper. Do you face this obligation, as I understand that you both
are in software development industry ? Is there any other place on Earth
where you are required to register your source code ? I want to know for
sure if this situation is present elsewhere, to find out where I stand,
along with my competition, of course. Thank you anyway, sorry for posting
this here.
(What country is it ? You may do a net search for ORDA or RNPC)
dedicated newsgroup, or info on the Internet regarding this problem. Maybe
someone will know where should I look.
[To Frank and the gentleman who sold two IT companies (sorry for not
remembering his name), and as well for anyone who administers a software
development company.]
In my country, if I want to go commercial with a software application, I
must register (store, that is) its source code at a dedicated government
agency. The explanation is that we must do this because this way they can
easily identify stolen code in case of legal quarrels with other companies
that seem to use our own code (stolen by some employee and sold to them).
For my part, I would store the source code in a vault somewhere, under my
direct control, not hand it to some agency run by people I do not know. This
means that I must place my company's trade secrets (methodology, code, you
get the idea) in some strangers' hands in exchange for a "Registered" crappy
piece of paper. Do you face this obligation, as I understand that you both
are in software development industry ? Is there any other place on Earth
where you are required to register your source code ? I want to know for
sure if this situation is present elsewhere, to find out where I stand,
along with my competition, of course. Thank you anyway, sorry for posting
this here.
(What country is it ? You may do a net search for ORDA or RNPC)
