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> Maybe we should be happy it took google so long. If you read the thread you'll note that this policy has been around for a long time (at least the ~7 years I

> Maybe we should be happy it took google so long. If you read the thread you'll note that this policy has been around for a long time (at least the ~7 years I've been with Google). The author also notes that, in terms of open source, things have become dramatically _more_ permissive over time.

asdfasgasdgasdg 7y ago
Longer than me too and I've been there since the mid aughts.
- bhelkey 7y ago
  > "Mid-aughts" refers to the first decade of a century. > https://hinative.com/en-US/questions/1300361 https://hinative.com/en-US/questions/1300361 In case anyone else is unfamiliar with this term.
deogeo 7y ago
That's exactly it, isn't it? Thanks to such restrictive contracts, you need Google's permission.
- jsolson 7y ago
  I do, yes, and that Google grants that permission relatively (to some others companies) freely is a small part of why I work there. I could quit and work on whatever I want, but eventually I'd need to worry about how to pay my mortgage. I could also go work for a smaller company without such a clause in their contract, but part of what I like about my job is the resources available to tackle problems, and I'd likely lose some of that. Employment often imposes lots of restrictions on the actions we can take. I'm fortunate enough to have some choice in the set of restrictions I have to live with, so for me this particular restriction is just part of the deal.
- kllrnohj 7y ago
  > Thanks to such restrictive contracts, you need Google's permission. No you don't. You could roll the dice on a legal battle, relying on your employment contract's exact terms in combination with federal & state laws. Like you have to do most everywhere else. The reason to go through things like IARC is so that you can avoid all of that. It's Google up-front waiving a legal pursuit on the topic, saying "yes all parties agree this is fine."

asdfasgasdgasdg 7y ago

Longer than me too and I've been there since the mid aughts.

bhelkey 7y ago
> "Mid-aughts" refers to the first decade of a century. > https://hinative.com/en-US/questions/1300361 https://hinative.com/en-US/questions/1300361 In case anyone else is unfamiliar with this term.

deogeo 7y ago

That's exactly it, isn't it? Thanks to such restrictive contracts, you need Google's permission.

jsolson 7y ago
I do, yes, and that Google grants that permission relatively (to some others companies) freely is a small part of why I work there. I could quit and work on whatever I want, but eventually I'd need to worry about how to pay my mortgage. I could also go work for a smaller company without such a clause in their contract, but part of what I like about my job is the resources available to tackle problems, and I'd likely lose some of that. Employment often imposes lots of restrictions on the actions we can take. I'm fortunate enough to have some choice in the set of restrictions I have to live with, so for me this particular restriction is just part of the deal.
kllrnohj 7y ago
> Thanks to such restrictive contracts, you need Google's permission. No you don't. You could roll the dice on a legal battle, relying on your employment contract's exact terms in combination with federal & state laws. Like you have to do most everywhere else. The reason to go through things like IARC is so that you can avoid all of that. It's Google up-front waiving a legal pursuit on the topic, saying "yes all parties agree this is fine."