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That's not what I see when I read it. I see that he wrote a backup script that could backup two distinct groups of files depending on what argument he passed o
by Amadou 13y ago
That's not what I see when I read it.
I see that he wrote a backup script that could backup two distinct groups of files depending on what argument he passed on the command-line.
While the indictment mentions that some of the files included stuff he didn't work on, it doesn't say he set flags specifically to grab stuff he hadn't worked on. Only that it was getting swept up as part of a larger backup operation.
It also said he ran the backup on many occasions throughout his employment at Goldman. That doesn't sound like someone who only absconded with code after he got an offer to work at a competitor.
As an aside -- I'm wondering if "the website" referenced in the filing was rapidshare. Weren't they in Germany?
- ig1 13y agoI don't think your comment and my comment fundamentally agree. There are two issues at play here: 1) Did he copy propriety GS code that he had no involvement with. A lot of people seem in this thread seem to think he didn't, but as far as I can tell from the indictment it's pretty explicit that he did and I don't think that it's disputed by either side. 2) Was his intention out of malice (intention to steal trade secrets), stupidity or something in between. The first is the point I'm making without commenting on the second.
- imroot 13y agoIt was cloudbees, pre-acquisition by CollabNet. They hosted the subversion repository and provided file space, paid for by his credit card.