On 3/7/07, Nathan Williams nathan.andrew.williams@gmail.com 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'd LOVE to hear how that conversation goes. There could probably be legal issues on the Wine side too.
Since your employer probably isn't Microsoft, then I'd do this:
1. Get it in writing from your employer. I don't think asking for that would be a big deal and they'd be inclined to sign something like that for you. This is just to protect your copyright in case your employer decides they could come after your copyrights. It could also potentially protect Wine in the event something happens with you and your employer, you get scared, and decide you want all of your work removed from Wine. We don't want that to happen. (See quartz from about 4 years ago as an example.) To do this right you need your company legal department to go over it. 2. Don't use your work email for sending patches to wine-patches. However, do use your work time for working on Wine. Ideally you could spend 100% of your time at work working on Wine.
-Brian