I'm bowing out of this discussion. Things have gotten far too polarized and nit-picky.
However, I still feel it is worthwhile to at least chime in one more time because I think some of the points raised here leave developers with wrong and dangerous information. The overall opinion that you don't need to worry about re-using your source code from other clients' projects is simply false, and has the potential to get you into a lot of legal trouble. If you find yourself copying code from work you did for a previous client, please please go back and re-read the contract you signed, and be sure that you properly understand what you're doing and the legal implications. When it comes to these issues it is always better to err on the side of caution. I'll stop giving my opinion on what's right or wrong, and just say that as a developer, you need to have a thorough understanding of IP law before you go down that road, so read up and please don't rely on mailing lists for legal advice :) Doug On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 5:44 AM, b_alen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You can use it again definitely otherwise no one here would be allowed > to do even a sorting algorithm ever again. Come on, some guys even > went so far that every single "digital line of code" is client's. So > even the <mx:Button /> I can't implement ever again, because it > belongs to the customer. > > > Algorithm, you can probably use it again. It depends how obvious or > > unique it is. In theory, algorithms / approaches to solving problems > > are not patentable. In reality such algorithms may be patentable or > > considered trade secrets. > > Depends, but usually there are changes for the better in each iteration. > > > Even if you sit down to implement the algorithm a second time, I > bet it > > will come out quite different than what you did the first tie. > > >
