On 05/03/2008, Roland Weber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Marnie McCormack wrote: > > All, > > > > Several of our project (Qpid) memebers are legally in a difficult position > > disclosing their employer in Apache world. > > > Does that mean they are contributing in their private time rather > than as part of their jobs? If so, they should be considered as > independents. If contributing to the project is part of their job > responsibilities, they should be required to disclose the employer. >
If the actual employers cannot be disclosed, perhaps it would be possible to list the different companies anonymously? e.g. Company 1 employs Adrian, Barbara, Cedric Company 2 employs Peter, Quentin, Rick This might help with determining diversity. > > > They have signed a legal > > document, in order to be allowed to contribute to Apache, and thus this is > > not a simple preference issue. > > > My own employer's requirements are something like "must not create > the impression to act on behalf of the employer". It doesn't say > "is not allowed to disclose the employer". A statement like > "independent contributor, working for XXX in the day job" > would satisfy that. > If it's just one or two of that category, I wouldn't care about > the employer at all. But previous postings suggest that a lot of > people are working for the same employer, and that's something > that should be clarified. Maybe it's a club of spare time developers > that met at work and are now jointly working on Qpid? > > cheers, > > Roland > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
