Alright, in that case, how do I go about getting an Apache CLA on file with my 
employer being involved?

-Will

> On Jan 15, 2018, at 4:45 PM, Cantor, Scott <canto...@osu.edu> wrote:
> 
> On 1/15/18, 5:41 PM, "Will Herrmann" <wjherrm...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> It’s necessary to get my employer on file even if I’m not doing it on 
>> company time?
> 
> That depends on the jurisdiction, I couldn't answer that for you. Most US 
> states are, I think, work for hire, meaning your employer owns anything you 
> do that is remotely related to your work, regardless of whether you do it on 
> their time. Yes, really. Ohio is, for example, so my employer owns 
> essentially everything I do, and I do my Apache work under a contract with a 
> third party that stipulates that the third party can license what I do for 
> them. So the CLA was signed by that third party. I cannot do one myself, 
> because I'd be lying.
> 
>> Also, in my case, I both have an employer and am self-employed (side job). 
>> How does that work?
> 
> Doesn't change the essential issue of whether your employer gets a say.
> 
> -- Scott
> 
> 
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