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(Owner/Partner who sold business, may voluntarily agree to a noncompete, (which is now federally …

… (Owner/Partner who sold business, may voluntarily agree to a noncompete, (which is now federally https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/rules/noncompete-ru... banned) is the only exception I found). I'm not a lawyer. Any lawyers around? Could the 2nd provision invalidate the 1st, or not?

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I would argue that this isn't "normal open source", though it is indeed not locked behind a login on their website. The license (1) is feels very much proprietary, even if the source code is available. (1) https://github.com/NVIDIA/warp/blob/main/LICENSE.md

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You're free to engage in a lawful profession, just not using that Software for it. "to that extent" is not there merely for show.

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jasongillHN

FYI, the FTC noncompete rule does not go into effect until September, and it specifically carves out an exception to the rule for existing noncompetes for senior executives

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