GB> Ok, this might a be a dumb question, but what would 
 GB> preclude you from working
 GB> on Maximus on your own time?

I don't care to get in a copyright issue.....  Some large corporations have
some rather interesting intelletual property (IP) rights agreements that
they force on folks when working.....  Most folks don't even read what they
sign....  If they did, I wouldn't have the "fun" I have when
trying to negotiate employment contracts......  I actually got up two
levels of corporate lawyers the last time before getting shot down.  I
think I'm better prepared for the next round to write execptions to the
global statements that most of them want....

This is where the free software movement rubs against corporations.  Since
the corporations are now using the software covered under various free
licenses (such as GNU GPL) in a lot of internal engineering areas, I think
I have a better chance to get some where....  On the other hand, it can
cause a conflict in providing further developent on the same software that
is used....  This gets into things as basic as the GNU C / C++ / Objective
C compiler, and goes on from there....  There would be a hassle of needing
to have simple things go past corporate lawyers for approval to keep the
free source code IP rights clean before incorporating the changes..... 
While there should be no hang up with such corporate approval, they have no
motiviation to do the work needed to allow such activity.....  One needs to
hit them up front prior to employment.  I struck out in some areas last
time.....  [I went to broad.]  I should have another round within the next
few months....

Take care.....

Bob Jones, 1:343/41

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