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Re: nCurses Porting to VMS


From: Thomas Dickey
Subject: Re: nCurses Porting to VMS
Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 16:27:43 -0500
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On Mon, Oct 28, 2002 at 01:03:37PM -0800, Daniel Weaver wrote:
> At 03:32 PM 10/28/2002 -0500, Thomas Dickey wrote:
> >On Mon, Oct 28, 2002 at 03:16:34PM +0100, address@hidden
> wrote:
> >> 
> >> I am currently porting nCurses to openVMS.
> >> 
> >> As I am new to the open source, I have a few questions:
> >> - Are you interested in adding the port to VMS into the future release of
> >> nCurses ?
> >
> >yes
> > 
> >> - If yes, what will I have to do in order to give you all rights on my code
> >> (I am working on this at my working place, therefore all what I write is
> >> copyrigthed to my compagny)
> 
> If you are doing this work for your company, and on company time then the work
> belongs to your company and you can't give it away.  However if you are
> doing the work on your own time on your own equipment then you can do
> anything you want with it.

It depends.  The first place I worked said they owned everything that might be
in any line of business that they might contemplate.  The second if I used any
resources of the company.  On the positive side, they're no longer in
business...

Generally that is written down (it's good to read those agreements).

> When I submitted TACK to FSF they required me to get written statements
> from all my employers and all contributors stating that they (the employers)
> have no claim on the code.

or, as I implied, his company could in fact (if they chose to) keep their name
on it if the terms of the copyright were compatible.  My understanding of
"working on this at my working place" was that it was part of his job.

It's simpler from FSF's standpoint, but not an absolute requirement to have
FSF's name on it - if the license clearly states that it is free for use,
modification, distribution with modifications, etc.  ncurses uses an MIT-style
copyright, which is clear enough (see below).
 
> The correct answer is to talk to your employer and find out what their
> policy is concerning free software and if they would mind if you made
> your changes available to the public.

true (he can't assume anything).

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Thomas E. Dickey <address@hidden>
http://invisible-island.net
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