I think that the context matters. In the case of an external consultant being asked to sign an NDA (whether prematurely or otherwise), Eric S Raymond presents s

I think that the context matters. In the case of an external consultant being asked to sign an NDA (whether prematurely or otherwise), Eric S Raymond presents some compelling arguments on why and how NOT to sign them. http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=2394 http://esr.ibiblio.org/?p=2394