Geir Magnusson Jr. wrote:
8) Employment Limitations
Are you employed as a programmer, systems analyst, or other
IT professional? If so, you may be an commiter
only if your employer either:
a) signs a Corporate Contribution License Agreement with Apache
and lists you as a designated employee or
b) submits a written authorization for your participation in this
project and disclaims any copyright or confidentiality interest
in your current or future contributions to this project.
IANAL, but this is a really tricky part, as different laws apply
depending on where the contributor lives. Most countries have a
different approach on this subject than the anglo-american copyright,
namely the "author's right".
For my part, living in Germany, there is no way for my employer (even
though I'm employed as a software developer) to claim any rights on work
I'm doing in my spare time and there is no legal way for me to disclaim
or overdraw my author's right on any work I've done. Even the author's
right on the work I'm doing for my employer stays with me, all they can
claim is an exclusive right to _use_ the code.
I have been working on a few smaller projects lately, which may be of
interest to the Harmony project, and I would find it a pity, if your
legal requirements makes it difficult for me to contribute.
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