Here's a modest proposal. Your employer can no longer pay you, but they have a big code base that you wrote. You are now obligated to maintain that code for fre

Here's a modest proposal. Your employer can no longer pay you, but they have a big code base that you wrote. You are now obligated to maintain that code for free. Think it through. How else can your employer get what they need? You might say that they should pay consulting rates, or that you're busy with your new job. But how is that your former employer's problem? They used your code in good faith, they ran out of money, and they were forced to lay you off. None of this is under their control. *** IRONY NOTICE: THIS COMMENT CONTAINS IRONY ***