On Sun, Apr 25, 2010 at 12:36:46PM -0400, Richard Kenner wrote: > I said "A" large part. There is certainly a perception that the > copyright assignment is an issue too. But, as was discussed here, there > IDENTICAL liability with and without the assignment. So this is illusory.
Oh please. Asking an entity that has no rights on your code to actually say they have no rights on your code is not an illusory requirement. I realize that work contracts in the US tend towards the thinly veiled slavery contract, but that's not the case in other places[1] where, as a consequence, employers have never heard of that kind of disclaimers and having someone with authority sign them is close to impossible in large structures. Finding who that someone would be (short of the CEO or equivalent) is a challenge by itself. I know I've decided long ago not to look at FSF code because I may be tempted to patch it and I can't stand the hassle of the assignment. OG. [1] France in my case, probably Europe in general. What you do in your free time is yours by default, land grab clauses are not accepted, and it's only when you work at home on things you also do at work that questions can be asked.
