From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S272936AbTG3PEb (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Jul 2003 11:04:31 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S272940AbTG3PEb (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Jul 2003 11:04:31 -0400 Received: from crosslink-village-512-1.bc.nu ([81.2.110.254]:64756 "EHLO lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S272936AbTG3PE1 (ORCPT ); Wed, 30 Jul 2003 11:04:27 -0400 Subject: Re: Contributing to the kernel while being employed From: Alan Cox To: Anuradha Ratnaweera Cc: Bas Mevissen , LKML In-Reply-To: <1059576606.1759.31.camel@anuradha> References: <1059576606.1759.31.camel@anuradha> Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Organization: Message-Id: <1059577097.8041.50.camel@dhcp22.swansea.linux.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Ximian Evolution 1.2.2 (1.2.2-5) Date: 30 Jul 2003 15:58:18 +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mer, 2003-07-30 at 15:50, Anuradha Ratnaweera wrote: > > Isn't this whole "problem" solved if you do your hobbies in your own > > free time? Of course, then you should also NOT use any IP from your > > employer then. > > Not always. Some contracts talk about "employement", while others (most > are of this catagory) are about the "employement period". The latter > _does_ include all 24 hours of the day (I have checked it with some > legal folks.) It depends a lot on the country (and in the US even the state). You'll find everything from outright prohibition of your employer owning anything outside of working hours through to a default assumption they own everything you produce (where one wonders if that entitles you to have your sewage delivered to their CEO's office...)