"If everyone at the company were to do what you are contemplating, would it harm the company?"
Boy I got more than a bargained for yesterday. Appreciate all the input. I was just reviewing everything everybody wrote and I ran across this again I realized..this is a very "Office Space" kind of comment. I'm sorry I know I'm totally annoying somebody with this but I just had to say something. ;-) A. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Billy Cox" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 2:04 PM Subject: RE: [KCFusion] ethics > Ethics is not so simple because it is subject to individual interpretation > and is subject to enforcement or nonenforcement by management. > > If everyone at the company were to do what you are contemplating, would it > harm the company? If the answer is 'yes' or 'it depends', then perhaps it's > not ethical behavior...even if the behavior would probably not lead to an > unfavorable outcome. > > > -Billy Cox > > > >From: "Safley, Nicole" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: [KCFusion] ethics > >Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 09:47:43 -0600 > > > >I absolutely agree. Is it ethical to do other work while on the employers > >dime? No. Is it illegal or does that company then have rights to the > >product? That has been addressed in previous emails. Ethics is really > >pretty simple. The legal implications are the tricky part. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Behalf Of Templin, Luke > >Sent: December 22, 2003 9:44 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: [KCFusion] ethics > > > > > >Don't confuse ethics with being legal. The two are not the same. > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Behalf Of Hale, Frederick L, WCS > >Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:36 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: [KCFusion] ethics > > > > > >I agreed with Bruce. Is the code patentable. It's not 'Business Logic code' > >. He's not using company secret's to make a profit. It's program logic to > >solve a problem. > > > > > > Frederick Hale > >R.O.A.M. Support > >*Phone: 816-391-7745 > >* Fax: 816-391-5027 > >*E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Bruce Dunwiddie [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 9:26 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: [KCFusion] ethics > > > > > >Given the other answers, you now know some of the legalities behind it. > >However, ethics does not always directly correspond with laws. Even ethics > >does not put food on the table or pay the bills. For me, the question > >always comes down to, who would get hurt in the deal. If the answer is no > >one, or the only big corporate owner isn't doing anything with the product, > >then I'm a lot more likely to consider something like that. Obviously, you > >have to be aware that if your product makes money, you could be liable for > >money on down the road, but come on, we're Americans here, and we never > >worry about things in the future. The other fun thing to consider is just > >rewriting the same application over without looking at any of the current > >code. Then, it comes down to patentable ideas, which is probably something > >the company wouldn't get involved in. > > > > > >Bruce Dunwiddie > >Ticket Technology > >P: 866.543.3331 > >F: 913.451.7832 > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Behalf Of Adaryl Wakefield > >Sent: Monday, December 22, 2003 3:21 AM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [KCFusion] ethics > > > > > >So I was thinking, and as usual having no one else to talk to about this > >stuff I turn to you guys. Would it be ethical for me to take and > >application that I had written for my company and turn around and use it > >for my own commercial purposes? > >A. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Enjoy the holiday season with great tips from MSN. > http://special.msn.com/network/happyholidays.armx > > > ========================================================= > Kansas City ColdFusion User Group's website & listserv is > hosted through the generous support of Clickdoug.com > To send email to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To subscribe or unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with your request. > For hosting solutions http://www.clickdoug.com > Featuring Win2003 Enterprise, RedHat Linux, CFMX 6.1. > ====================================================== > ========================================================= Kansas City ColdFusion User Group's website & listserv is hosted through the generous support of Clickdoug.com To send email to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe or unsubscribe, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with your request. For hosting solutions http://www.clickdoug.com Featuring Win2003 Enterprise, RedHat Linux, CFMX 6.1. ======================================================
