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Re: Assignment query
- From: Andrew Lunn <andrew dot lunn at ascom dot ch>
- To: "Kumar, Vivek" <Vivek dot Kumar at zeevo dot com>
- Cc: "'Andrew Lunn'" <andrew dot lunn at ascom dot ch>, Vivek Kumar <vivek at employees dot org>, ecos-maintainers at ecos dot sourceware dot org
- Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 08:55:55 +0200
- Subject: Re: Assignment query
- References: <0175EEA85416D811893E009027D0F5D7938A05@MAILHOST>
On Thu, Aug 26, 2004 at 04:03:03PM -0700, Kumar, Vivek wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
>
> After some negotiation and emails it seems that the management is ok with me
> putting my flash driver code in open source. I talked to my manager and he
> said the email from them saying "Go Ahead With This" (Attached) will
> suffice. Do I still need to get more stuff from them.
Jifl should give the final word on this, but i would prefer it if the
company signed the normal paperwork.
> Also I was thinking if I rewrite the drivers at home from scratch, can I put
> them in open source. Is there a standard letter I can send the management
> saying I am working from home on something similar and if they are OK with
> that.
You should check your contract. Some contracts say that everything you
do is theres, no matter if you do it at work or at home. Since we
don't know what your contract says, we prefer to have an agreement
from your employer anyway, just to be safe.
Andrew