Re: [oc] Suggestion

[Rudolf Usselmann <rudi@asics.ws>]

on 12/11/00 16:22, Jose Landivar at openca@palosanto.com wrote:

> 
>> <pre>Hello all,
>> 
>> I have a suggestion for a core. I'd like to see a 8bit/10bit encoder and
>> decoder to be used for transmission over high speed lines to maintain DC
>> balance on the transmission line.
>> 
>> Let me know what you think. I have done it before but I guess my company
>> ownes the design since I did it for them. I would have to reimplemented
>> in some other way or something. By the way, can somebody explain the
>> legal stuff since I imagine that many of the people involved in
>> opencores.org must work full time for some company.. am I right?

It all depends on what you signed. Some companies will have you sing a
Non-competitive agreement, where they prohibit you to do the exactly same
thing you did for them for another company. This usually lasts for 5 years.

In most US states (specially California) this is illegal, but you will have
to go to court to fight it.

>> Thanks,
>> 
>> Jose' L.
>> 
>> </pre>


rudi