Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 17:20:55 -0500 From: Frank Laszlo <laszlof@tvog.net> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr Subject: Re: Please don't change Beastie to another crap logo such as NetBSD!!! Message-ID: <420D2FC7.5060503@tvog.net> In-Reply-To: <566767782.20050211231303@wanadoo.fr> References: <p06200708be315f521112@[128.113.24.47]> <LOBBIFDAGNMAMLGJJCKNCEFLFAAA.tedm@toybox.placo.com> <649200329.20050211081852@wanadoo.fr> <621dabed4fc2996ae4cb3a2929d6842c@chrononomicon.com> <D73008E2-7C71-11D9-B134-000D933E3CEC@shire.net> <420D24EE.40606@tvog.net> <566767782.20050211231303@wanadoo.fr>
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Anthony Atkielski wrote: >Frank Laszlo writes: > > > >>I wouldnt say many, there are few commiters who are actually paid to >>work on it, most commiters/developers do it as a hobby. >> >> > >What written agreements do these committers have with their employers? > >Normally, if you are paid to write something by your employer, your >employer owns the copyright in what you write. So unless these >committers have specific agreements with their employers to the >contrary, they are adding code to FreeBSD that is encumbered by >copyrights owned by their employer, and can no longer be freely >distributed. > > I was refering to commiters paid BY FreeBSD to provide code. __________________________________________________ Frank Laszlo System Administrator The VonOstin Group Email: laszlof@tvog.net WWW: http://www.vonostingroup.com Mobile: 248-863-7584
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