NDA to be signed?
<jdub> hi
<jdub> it has been done before, but i wouldn't say it's customary :-)
<jdub> the usual reaction to that is "if i don't get to work on it in the community, you're getting me to work for free" kind of thing
<sadam> that's about what I thought
<sadam> CLUG (Clemson Linux Users Group) has been approached by ZipIt from Greenville, SC, USA and we've been asked to sign NDA's to meet with them next week
<jdub> ah
<jdub> kind of a different story then
<jdub> so, read the NDA carefully, make sure it applies only to what you see and the period of release for the product
<sadam> I told our president that how are we supposed give buzz for their supposedly awesome product if we're under NDA
<jdub> once it's public knowledge, you're back to normal
<sadam> that's the problem, it has a 3 yr clause on it even though they're planning on releasing in 6 months
<sadam> still too long to not talk on p.g.o about it IMHO
<sadam> especially if it's getting "Seahorse" time
<jdub> sounds like a template nda
<jdub> they're not going to care if you blog publically available knowledge
<jdub> it's clearly not in their interest
<sadam> our rep's going to talk to him about it and explain the meaning of working with the community
<sadam> thanks, we haven't dealt with this kind of thing much, they just asked to meet with 2-3 of our "core hackers" and passed out an NDA