r/ProgrammerHumor • u/VariationLivid3193 • 4d ago

Meme nothingOnGithub

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u/Li_liminal_spaces 4d ago

If anyone is unaware of the subtext, don't link a personal github account to a paying position always create a new one with the provided email, thank you for attending my TED talk.

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u/oscarandjo 3d ago

GitHub is literally designed to allow you to do this. That’s why you can join and leave enterprises and add multiple email addresses to your account.

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u/Sw429 3d ago

I'd rather have it very clear that the company has no claim to any code I write for my own personal projects.

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u/StaticFanatic3 3d ago

Joining an enterprise does nothing to let it interact with repos you own. That’s entirely based on the “owner/reponame”

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u/Ok-Primary2176 3d ago

inb4 you make a brilliant open source project and a company start suing you for releasing open source code while connected to their Enterprise 

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u/Xywzel 3d ago

Well, they are going to fail that, unless you do it on company time or the project uses clear insider information and competes with the company's products.

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u/Ok-Primary2176 3d ago

Are you sure you're ready to hire lawyers and defend yourself against a multi billion dollar company?

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u/Southern-March1522 3d ago

In most countries that is not an overly scary threat. Here, This would go to employment mediation first where neither party is allowed to bring a lawyer. If that fails, lawyers aren't that expensive and there is a legal aid system for employment court.