It's not unique to Australia and yes, they make you sign a piece of paper to say anything you do between 9am and 5pm belongs to the company... Not just Oracle, BTW. Everyone does that. I wonder what that would do to those who claim one consulting gig = one book...
Oh, while I'm here: did anyone suggest Howard had been sacked? I don't recall seeing that said anywhere here. There was a troll suggesting that in c.d.o.s., but that was just that: a troll. Cheers Nuno Souto [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- > is that copyright thing something unique to Australia? I dont think they can > claim that in the US unless you sign some documents first. > ----- Original Message ----- > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, October 25, 2003 4:39 PM > > > Howard's response is below. Hopefully this makes things clearer for > > those who are still interested. > > > > > > I worked for Oracle for 4 years, producing my own stuff in my > > own time, to elaborate on questions that perplexed me, and > > about which I would often get asked by Oracle course students > > -because the "official" material either didn't cover it, > > covered it badly, or just plain mis-informed. > > > > Oracle claimed copyright on the lot, so I had to remove the > > material (Lydian Third is a site which copied the lot first, > > and despite repeated requests still hasn't removed it). > > > > In June this year, I asked for permission to have a website > > again, offering to have all material and content vetted by > > anyone Oracle cared to choose for the job, before it went up. > > They refused. I also asked for permission to stay at home when I wasn't > > training, so that I could do research on Oracle matters. They > > refused that too. > > > > In August, I therefore resigned. I finished work *for* Oracle > > on October 6th. I had two weeks of leisure, and now I > > contract back to Oracle, teaching much as before. Only this > > time, I get to write my own material, and when I'm not > > training, I can stay at home and do real research. > > > > I was never sacked by Oracle. > > > > Regards > > HJR > > > > -- -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Nuno Souto INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
