[pm-h] Contributions to Perl modules

[Lanny Ripple]

Most companies are going to be open to you contributing to open-source as
long as it's not interrupting your work.  Find out if they have an
open-source contributors policy.  Just ask your manager to sign off (or
send it up the chain to sign off) on your hobby that you want to be sure
doesn't bump into company IP/copyright policy.  I brought up open-sourcing
some bit of non-core tech before I started a project and got to develop it
as part of my job and then release it.  Just bring it up first and most
companies will be accomodating.  I totally agree with the above poster that
if they aren't then you might seriously consider if the place is where you
want to be for the long term.


On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 2:11 PM, Michael R. Davis <mrdvt92 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> > That is not to say that code you write on _your_ time in a contract
> situation is automatically
> > "owned" by your customer. I believe it's yours unless specifically
> transferred in some sort of
> > formalized agreement.  I could be wrong, but that is my understanding.
>
> For contractors, unless specified in the contract take the "photo" analogy.
>
> You ask someone to take a photo of you at Disney World.  If you hand them
> your camera, then you own the copyright to the photo not the person taking
> the photo.  When they take a picture with their camera then they own the
> copyright.  So, for contractors that are "on site" the "site" owns the
> code.  For contractors who are "off site" on their own computers they own
> the code unless specified in the contract.  Watch out for "ssh" and which
> computer you are actually "writing" code on; it makes a BIG deal and has
> never been tested in courts.  My guess is that if any computer in
> the string is not yours, you are in the gray territory.
>
> > who are "off site" on their own computers
>
> This always bothered me about Government contracting as contractors that
> are "off site" actually get higher rates because that have to pay for their
> own computers.  But, they charge the government by the hour for code
> written by the hour and then they own the copyright!  That's fleecing
> America.
>
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
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