Timeline for Is it unethical for my employer to ask for free copies of my companies software?
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| Jun 29, 2017 at 0:43 | comment | added | code_dredd | @Eric Software licenses are usually very explicit in that the software comes with no guarantees. Everyone should understand that it's not possible to build 100% bug-free software. If it were possible, we wouldn't have to spend so much time writing tests to cover the most important, out of an infinite number of, test cases. | |
| Jun 26, 2015 at 10:29 | comment | added | Thomas Jacobs | "To use my software in their products for free." What, is this for resale or something? Or to use your software for their own commercial product? What kind of product is it anyway, and what is the approximate cost of it? This can affect the answer. | |
| Jun 26, 2015 at 4:59 | comment | added | keshlam | It isn't unethical for them to ask. It would be unethical for them to demand. | |
| Jun 25, 2015 at 19:09 | comment | added | Dan Henderson | Perhaps a better phrasing would be "is it unethical for my employer to demand free copies of my software" or "is it unethical to work as an employee of a company, when that company is a customer of the software company that I own" | |
| Jun 25, 2015 at 16:01 | comment | added | Eric | Be careful with this. What happens if your software through defects, misuse or some other method causes significant losses to your employer? | |
| Jun 25, 2015 at 15:38 | comment | added | Brandin | I don't understand why it would be unethical to ask. As the owner you are the one who can set the terms of the license as you see fit - how much they pay, whether they can incorporate the software into their products, etc. | |
| Jun 25, 2015 at 14:22 | answer | added | KillianDS | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jun 25, 2015 at 14:08 | comment | added | TugboatCaptain | Based on your logic I shouldn't ask about or plan for retirement since it hasn't happened yet either. | |
| Jun 25, 2015 at 13:59 | answer | added | panoptical | timeline score: 7 | |
| Jun 25, 2015 at 13:59 | comment | added | David K | Sure they could ask, but you could also say no. | |
| Jun 25, 2015 at 13:53 | history | asked | TugboatCaptain | CC BY-SA 3.0 |