I was hoping to be able to submit some patches for wine over the
christmas holidays. So I'm trying to sort out with work any legalities
with regards to my employment contract and working on other projects.
Basically the contract states that they own what I do, unless I get
permission from the rele
Shachar Shemesh wrote:
> Jeremy White wrote:
> >> If you are employed to do programming (even at a university), or have
> >> made an agreement with your employer, school or anyone else saying it
> >> owns software you write, then you and we need a signed document from
> >> them disclaiming any righ
I asked today and was told there shouldn't be a problem and my boss is
going to check it over for me with the powers that be.
In the meantime I think I'll just start coding and not submit anything
until I eventually get it in writing.
On 3/9/07, Shachar Shemesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Jeremy
Jeremy White wrote:
>> If you are employed to do programming (even at a university), or have
>> made an agreement with your employer, school or anyone else saying it
>> owns software you write, then you and we need a signed document from
>> them disclaiming any rights they may have to the software.
If you signed any so called "intellectual property" contract with your employer,
go visit a lawyer, show him or her the contract and be prepared to pay for the
legal advice.
If not, it very much depends on the jurisdiction.
In a number countries that I know and operate in, if the only legal inte
I asked James Vasile, of the Software Freedom Law Center,
to comment on this. (For those who don't recall, the SFLC
officially represents the Wine project on legal matters).
This is essentially what he had to say (and James, correct
me if I get anything wrong :-/):
> If you are employed to do pr
Nathan Williams wrote:
> but I did sign a contract and think
> there may be an issue with one of the sections.
If you want, post those sections here.
There are some contracts that say "anything you do is ours". A
reasonable contract, however, will say "everything you do using work
equipment and on
Yeah, this was the way I was leaning.
Thanks to all the replies, I'm actually in Australia, whilst I love
this job and don't believe there would be a problem (this company is
pretty laid back / not microsoft), but I did sign a contract and think
there may be an issue with one of the sections.
Whe
On Thu, 2007-08-03 at 06:40 +1100, Nathan Williams wrote:
> Hey everyone,
> I have been planning to do some work on wine for a while now, but
> after I started working I got myself a new programming job.
>
> I'm worried about the copyright of any external work I do, so I need a
> little advice.
>
I'm worried about the copyright of any external work I do, so I need a
little advice.
What do I need from my employer to clear me to work on wine?
Is something verbal ok, or should I get it in writing?
In the US, if you do the Wine work outside of your workplace, on your own time
and with your
On 3/7/07, Nathan Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm worried about the copyright of any external work I do, so I need a
little advice.
What do I need from my employer to clear me to work on wine?
Is something verbal ok, or should I get it in writing?
Is your employer Microsoft? If so, I'
Nathan Williams wrote:
What do I need from my employer to clear me to work on wine?
Is something verbal ok, or should I get it in writing?
The FSF says:
http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
| You should also get your employer (if you work as a programmer) or
| your school, if any, to sign a "
Why would there be a problem? Unless you work for microsoft or something,
how could there be an issue with that?
On 3/7/07, Nathan Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hey everyone,
I have been planning to do some work on wine for a while now, but
after I started working I got myself a new progr
Hey everyone,
I have been planning to do some work on wine for a while now, but
after I started working I got myself a new programming job.
I'm worried about the copyright of any external work I do, so I need a
little advice.
What do I need from my employer to clear me to work on wine?
Is someth
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