Hi Dave: I think this situation is covered in paragraph 4 of the ICLA: https://www.apache.org/licenses/icla.pdf
This doesn't mean that the individual or the company necessary want the company name involved. I don't know if it's a large problem but it's a bit of a contradiction to operate as an individual just to involve your employer in some of the ASF processes. Thanks, Gunnar On Sat, Nov 4, 2017 at 1:15 PM, Dave Birdsall <dave.birds...@esgyn.com> wrote: > Hi Gunnar, > > Just a question: Many employers in their employment contracts specify that > any software work done by employees, even off hours, is the property of the > company. I'm wondering if such situations place a requirement on a private > donor to clear outside contributions with their employer? > > Dave > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gunnar Tapper [mailto:tapper.gun...@gmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, November 4, 2017 11:07 AM > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Subject: Affiliation vs. individual > > Hi, > > I've discussed this with a few individuals but would like to raise the > discussion with a larger group. > > Situation > > As contributors to the ASF, we represents ourselves as individuals. Some > of us contribute to projects as part of our employment, some of us donate > our time privately. > > Discussion > > You the individual is asked to share your employer when going through > processes such as graduation. I get the reason: to ensure diversity in the > project. > > However, some of us are donating our private time and may therefore want > to represent ourselves as a private donor rather than involve our employeer > in the discussion. > > [Disclosure: I work for a company that is unlikely to have an issue with > my involvement with ASF projects outside what my company cares for.] > > Proposal > > Anyone that chooses to do so can use "private donation" instead of the > employer when representing affiliation. > > Thoughts? > > -- > Thanks, > > Gunnar > *If you think you can you can, if you think you can't you're right.* > -- Thanks, Gunnar *If you think you can you can, if you think you can't you're right.*
