From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 13579 invoked by alias); 27 Aug 2004 16:47:31 -0000 Mailing-List: contact ecos-maintainers-help@sources.redhat.com; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: ecos-maintainers-owner@sources.redhat.com Received: (qmail 13528 invoked from network); 27 Aug 2004 16:47:28 -0000 X-BigFish: VPC Message-ID: <0175EEA85416D811893E009027D0F5D7938A06@MAILHOST> From: "Kumar, Vivek" To: 'Alex Schuilenburg' , Andrew Lunn Cc: Vivek Kumar , ecos-maintainers@ecos.sourceware.org Subject: RE: Assignment query Date: Fri, 27 Aug 2004 16:47:00 -0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2650.21) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" X-SW-Source: 2004-08/txt/msg00040.txt.bz2 thanks guys, will try to push them for normal paperwork -vivek > -----Original Message----- > From: Alex Schuilenburg [mailto:alexs@ecoscentric.com] > Sent: Friday, August 27, 2004 3:20 AM > To: Andrew Lunn > Cc: Kumar, Vivek; Vivek Kumar; ecos-maintainers@ecos.sourceware.org > Subject: Re: Assignment query > > > Andrew Lunn wrote: > > 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. > > Certainly from eCosCentric's POV, we cannot accept contribution > assignments without the normal paperwork. Red Hat will be the same > otherwise they, like us, would have accepted contribution assignments > via email long time ago. > > -- Alex > > > > > > > > >>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 > _____________________ Confidentiality note: This email and any attachments may contain private, confidential, and privileged material for the sole use of the intended recipient. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.