Re: Question related to IP Clearance and software grant

2015-09-02 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
Hi Alex, On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 9:17 PM, Alex Harui wrote: > ...2) Who are the initial committers? If there is any such requirement that > initial committers must be folks who wrote the code, then Flex was > certainly an exception There's no such requirement on the ASF side. -Bertrand ---

Re: Question related to IP Clearance and software grant

2015-09-01 Thread Alex Harui
On 9/1/15, 7:16 AM, "Emmanuel Lécharny" wrote: >Hi guys, > >is a code donation require a software grant signed from the employer of >the people who wrote the code ? In other words, do we require that the >employer explicitely allow the employees to work on some code ? > >M understanding is that

Re: Question related to IP Clearance and software grant

2015-09-01 Thread Emmanuel Lécharny
Le 01/09/15 18:15, Andrea Pescetti a écrit : > jan i wrote: >> Your concern is valid for all countries in EU. except if a country has a >> exception. the default in the IT industry is that the employer >> need to allow you to do similar work off hours ... >> in any case copyright belong to the comp

Re: Question related to IP Clearance and software grant

2015-09-01 Thread Andrea Pescetti
jan i wrote: Your concern is valid for all countries in EU. except if a country has a exception. the default in the IT industry is that the employer need to allow you to do similar work off hours ... in any case copyright belong to the company. Wow, this is really interesting! I know this is no

Re: Question related to IP Clearance and software grant

2015-09-01 Thread Emmanuel Lécharny
Le 01/09/15 16:55, Bertrand Delacretaz a écrit : > Hi, > > On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 4:44 PM, Emmanuel Lécharny wrote: >> ...typically, the copyright might be claimed by >> the employer, as if the code was written during day job, which then may >> be a legal problem for The ASF and the users... > Thi

Re: Question related to IP Clearance and software grant

2015-09-01 Thread Emmanuel Lécharny
Le 01/09/15 16:55, jan i a écrit : > On 1 September 2015 at 16:44, Emmanuel Lécharny wrote: > >> Le 01/09/15 16:36, Bertrand Delacretaz a écrit : >>> Hi, >>> >>> On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Emmanuel Lécharny >> wrote: ...is a code donation require a software grant signed from the employe

Re: Question related to IP Clearance and software grant

2015-09-01 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
Hi, On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 4:44 PM, Emmanuel Lécharny wrote: > ...typically, the copyright might be claimed by > the employer, as if the code was written during day job, which then may > be a legal problem for The ASF and the users... This becomes more a legal-discuss topic...however that's cove

Re: Question related to IP Clearance and software grant

2015-09-01 Thread jan i
On 1 September 2015 at 16:44, Emmanuel Lécharny wrote: > Le 01/09/15 16:36, Bertrand Delacretaz a écrit : > > Hi, > > > > On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Emmanuel Lécharny > wrote: > >> ...is a code donation require a software grant signed from the employer > of > >> the people who wrote the cod

Re: Question related to IP Clearance and software grant

2015-09-01 Thread Emmanuel Lécharny
Le 01/09/15 16:36, Bertrand Delacretaz a écrit : > Hi, > > On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Emmanuel Lécharny wrote: >> ...is a code donation require a software grant signed from the employer of >> the people who wrote the code ? In other words, do we require that the >> employer explicitely allow

Re: Question related to IP Clearance and software grant

2015-09-01 Thread Bertrand Delacretaz
Hi, On Tue, Sep 1, 2015 at 4:16 PM, Emmanuel Lécharny wrote: > ...is a code donation require a software grant signed from the employer of > the people who wrote the code ? In other words, do we require that the > employer explicitely allow the employees to work on some code ?... My understanding

Question related to IP Clearance and software grant

2015-09-01 Thread Emmanuel Lécharny
Hi guys, is a code donation require a software grant signed from the employer of the people who wrote the code ? In other words, do we require that the employer explicitely allow the employees to work on some code ? M understanding is that it's required, and the employer must sign the grant and a