Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:07:59 -0700 (MST) From: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> To: rwatson@FreeBSD.org Cc: svn-src-head@FreeBSD.org, jeff@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, svn-src-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r187580 - head/tools/sched Message-ID: <20090122.160759.1633422730.imp@bsdimp.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0901222301510.66510@fledge.watson.org> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.0901221846230.66510@fledge.watson.org> <20090122.155845.-928179489.imp@bsdimp.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.0901222301510.66510@fledge.watson.org>
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Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> writes:
: On Thu, 22 Jan 2009, M. Warner Losh wrote:
:
: > : FWIW, the one case where I don't really do that is when I worked on some code
: > : on my own and hence hold the copyright for it, then did some work under a
: > : contract for a customer on it such that they own the copyright on
: > : enhancements, and then I do some further work on my own. In that case, I'll
: > : leave a discontinuity to reflect the fact that the copyright on changes made
: > : in the gap were assigned elsewhere. Not clear this is the right thing to do,
: > : but I'm fairly sure at least some of my customers are more comfortable with
: > : that as it leaves no confusion in the source as to which bits they
: > : sponsored/own.
: >
: > True, but that's a fairly rare circumstance relative to the project as a
: > whole.
:
: Possibly, but I also think that while most committers are quite careful about
: getting the permission of their employers to release code, many are less
: careful than they should be about attributing copyright to their employers as
: they may not understand the implications of work-for-hire.
Very true.
Warner
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