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Rewriting a Software Product After Quitting a Job?

hi_caramba_2008 writes "We are a bunch of good friends at a large software company. The product we work on is under-budgeted and over-hyped by the sales drones. The code quality sucks, and management keeps pulling in different direction. Discussing this among ourselves, we talked about leaving the company and rebuilding the code from scratch over a few months. We are not taking any code with us. We are not taking customer lists (we probably will aim at different customers anyway). The code architecture will also be different — hosted vs. stand-alone, different modules and APIs. But at the feature level, we will imitate this product. Can we be sued for IP infringement, theft, or whatever? Are workers allowed to imitate the product they were working on? We know we have to deal with the non-compete clause in our employment contracts, but i

BNP's game plan

If from today the whole world accepts the present "East as West and West as East" the Sun from tomorrow will start rising in the West and setting in the East. The truth is, the names of directions or existence of any thing that we call remain the same because names of all stars and planets are given by homo-sapiens and each member of this species call each of their names in their own languages. The objects do not change only the names do. Whatever the uncompromising leader of the BNP says is correct and there can be no change. Now she has said that no fair election is possible under this government and the CEC because both the institutions are playing different games. According to BNP Chairperson and its SG the government and the EC are preparing different playing fields for different parties.

Selective Synthesis of Co3O4 Nanocrystal with Different Shape and Crystal Plane Effect on Catalytic Property for Methane Combustion

Nanocrystal with Different Shape and Crystal Plane Effect on Catalytic Property for Methane Combustion

Lazy Linux: 11 Secrets forLazy Cluster Admins

IconCluster means different things to different people. In the context of this article, cluster is best defined as scale-out -- scale-out clusters generally have a lot of the same type of components like Web farms, render farms, and high performance computing (HPC) systems. Administrators will tell you that with scale-out clusters any change, no matter how small, must be repeated up to hundreds of thousands of times; the laziest of admins have mastered techniques of scale-out management so that regardless of the number of nodes, the effort is the same. In this article, the authors peer into the minds of the laziest Linux® admins on Earth and divulge their secrets.

Unlocking The iPhone To Access Any Network Quickly And Easily

Many people use their iPhone devoutly, but some wish they can use it on a different network that offers different services. If your phone is not able to choose any network you wish, then you may want to look into your unlocking options. There are many methods that you can use to unlock your iPhone and get the most of it network wise. Various companies offer many ways to unlock your iPhone through special and quick means.

Sony Patents Reconfigurable Controller

1Up reports on a patent recently awarded to Sony for a game controller that fits together in several different ways to accommodate different types of gameplay. It also appears to make use of motion-sensing technology, much like the Wiimote. "This new controller isn't just another revision of the Sixaxis; rather, it looks like a complete overhaul of the form and function of the device, resembling a pair of ice cream cones more than Sony's ubiquitous Dual Shock. The images accompanying the patent display two Wii-like remotes with removable button faceplates, topped off with strange, bulb-like shapes. These glowing, spherical structures house LEDs and ultrasonic sound emitters, which would allow the PlayStation Eye camera to determine the controllers' positions in three-dimensional space.

Yahoo! Introduces Glue Pages to the U.S., With a Slight Twist

Earlier this year, Google began testing Glue Pages in India. Glue Pages simply offered a different look for search results. The normal text results were returned, but they were joined by different modules, including images, videos and other multimedia and social media information.

Nokia Brings Millions of Songs Through Italian Music Store

Nokia has really done its homework regarding its music stores, and is thus very successful, especially on local markets. By using different teams in different counties, Nokia tries to determine the genres and types of music most popular in a specific area, and then updates its music stores according to these studies.

Sprint HTC Touch Diamond Smartphone

It’s hard to avoid making comparisons to Apple’s iPhone when you mention the HTC Touch Diamond. Although they are very different phones running on different operating systems, the Touch Diamond is arguably one of the closest competitors in the U.S. market today to the popular iPhone in terms of unique touch controls, an attractive looking user interface, power and versatility.

Sprint HTC Touch Diamond Smartphone

It’s hard to avoid making comparisons to Apple’s iPhone when you mention the HTC Touch Diamond. Although they are very different phones running on different operating systems, the Touch Diamond is arguably one of the closest competitors in the U.S. market today to the popular iPhone in terms of unique touch controls, an attractive looking user interface, power and versatility.

ICANN Needs Fixing

ICANN needs more fixing than just policing. In my opinion, there should only be one registrar, or only one per country. Registrars charge different rates, bundle different services, etc. Let's simplify it, only a handful of registrars that charge the ICANN fee plus a small administrative fee and then police the use of their domains.

Grand Theft Auto IV PC Videos

After the jump you'll find clips made by Rockstar using the in-game video editor available in the PC version. Using different camera angles, effects, text blurbs, and all sorts of different clips spliced together it's apparent the editor gives you the power to make some interesting vignettes, whether it's simply a string of explosions or something with more of a storyline.

GoIndustry Dovebid conduct online auctions for equipment purchase and sale

GoIndustry Dovebid conduct online auctions that benefit both the buyers and sellers. These online auctions enable to sell and buy different types of equipment at cost effective rates. GoIndustry Dovebid provide a global marketplace suitable for buyers and sellers of different types of equipment. This global equipment marketplace enables to sell as well as buy the equipment by conducting online auctions. The global equipment marketplace provided by GoIndustry Dovebid is known as Exchange.

Guitar Hero World Tour Gets Euro Date

UK, October 30, 2008 - Activision has finally revealed the European release date and price for its upcoming mega-music title Guitar Hero World Tour. It's all a bit complicated, with different dates and prices for different bundles and formats, so pay attention. Here comes the science bit.

Travel-Trailer for The Chronicles of Spellborn

Travelling and discovering new areas is done quite differently to other MMORPGs in The Chronicles of Spellborn. Since the world of Spellborn is divided in different shard realms floating through the Deadspell Storm, other means of transport are necessary than just walking or riding. In order to travel to the different rock realms, the fantasy online-roleplaying game offers impressive journeys on so-called shard ships. Similar to sailing boats these massive vehicles are able to fly from one shard to another through the magical Deadspell Storm.

Dissemination of Heterogeneous XML Data

A lot of recent research has focused on the content-based dissemination of XML data. However, due to the heterogeneous data schemas used by different data publishers even for data in the same domain, an important challenge is how to efficiently and effectively disseminate relevant data to subscribers whose subscriptions might be specified based on schemas that are different from those used by the data publishers. This paper examines the options to resolve this schema heterogeneity problem in XML data dissemination, and proposes a novel paradigm that is based on data rewriting.

Jeanette Winterson on what Art means to us in times of crisis

Over the past few weeks I have been besieged with requests to write comment pieces on the arts in a recession. I haven't written any of them because art in a recession is no different from art in a boom; art is always a different vocabulary of desire.

Bluetooth to the rescue

By now, most Americans know that Bluetooth is not a dental problem, but a peculiar name for a recent technology. Perhaps the simplest explanation for Bluetooth is that it uses radio wave signals instead of a wire to connect electronic components. And like different kinds of wired connections, it can perform different functions depending upon the devices that are connected. Over one billion Bluetooth-enabled products are expected to ship worldwide this year, according to the market research firm InStat in Scottsdale, Ariz.

Court Greatly Limits Software And Business Method Patents (Techdirt)

The summary is that the court has said that there's a two-pronged test to determine whether a software of business method process patent is valid: (1) it is tied to a particular machine or apparatus, or (2) it transforms a particular article into a different state or thing. In other words, pure software or business method patents that are neither tied to a specific machine nor change something into a different state are not patentable. That means a significant number of software and business method patents are about to disappear, freeing up many industries to be much more innovative -- at a time when that's desperately needed.

Freeverse releases Flick Fishing for iPhone, Touch

Freeverse has released its latest game for the iPhone and iPod touch, Flick Fishing. Users first flick their wrist to cast, then use a virtual reel on the touch-screen to bring fish in. In order to avoid breaking the line, larger fish must first be brought to exhaustion. The game features six different locations to fish, from streams to oceans, and 12 tournaments for competition. Nine different combinations of bait and tackle can be used to catch dozens of fish species.

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