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A software engineer at Atlassian got laid off in March after 8 years. His response: a 38-minute YouTube video showing how the company's entire tech works, free for anyone to copy. (medium.com)

submitted 2 months ago by maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone to c/austech@aussie.zone

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/47402101

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[–] No1@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Skimmed parts of the video. First thought was "Wait, is he showing and discussing Atlassian internal code/architecture?"

If I were him, I would have read my employment contract more carefully to understand what belongs to Atlassian or him, what he can or can not keep, and can or can not disclose.

[–] maniacalmanicmania@aussie.zone 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think everything he shows is open source. He mentions where repos can be found.

The post title, which I didn't change when crossposting, and the medium post are garbage. I'm pretty sure the medium post misquotes him as I read it again after watching the video. It's also weirdly written, like slop weird.

The video is interesting though.

[–] No1@aussie.zone 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Yeah, but the sense I got is he's not talking about the open source or standard, he's talking about Atlassian's specific implementation, and other non-standards based work besides the OSB.

In normal employment contracts, that's a no-no.

If you're interested in the video, grab a copy, because I'd reckon Atlassian could have it pulled if they want. And sue the guy as well.