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9.16.2005

Front Range UNIX Users Group (FRUUG) Meeting

The next meeting of the Front Range UNIX Users Group (FRUUG) will be held at 4:00 PM on Wednesday September 28. Please note the different meeting location (below) and day. For more information, please visit http://www.fruug.org/.

This Month's Topic: Do you work for a living? As an employee? As a contractor? Have you noticed Microsoft suing its former employees for going to work at Google? Do you have a contract or non-compete agreement in force with your employer? What rights do you have under these agreements? You might be surprised to learn that many employment contracts attempt to restrict the ability of an employee from using skills learned at one company in a job with a new employer. You may also be surprised to learn what protections Colorado law offers to protect employees from companies enforcing such contracts. Do you work as a contractor? Did you sign a contract that guarantees that every line of software you write does not infringe on someone else's intellectual rights including patents and copyrights? It's hard to know, given that almost everything seems patentable in software these days, and a recent case between Microsoft and Apple regarding iPod technology suggests that others can patent your invention even without you knowing. Carl Oppedahl will discuss things to watch out for next time you negotiate a contract, and he will suggest some alternatives to typical contract conditions.

This meeting will be held at the George Reynolds Branch Library in Boulder at 3595 Table Mesa Drive. See map below or get directions from Google maps. [See <http://www.fruug.org/announcement/index.html> for map.]

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