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This may not work in all organisations - how do you get permission to work on FOSS? Did you have to explain that the code would be contributed back? How did tha
by voltagex_ 10y ago
This may not work in all organisations - how do you get permission to work on FOSS? Did you have to explain that the code would be contributed back? How did that work with your employer's copyright assignment (if any)?
- desas 10y ago"boss I've made some small changes in open source project XXX, can I send them upstream so we don't have to keep maintaining them?"
- koolba 10y ago> This may not work in all organisations - how do you get permission to work on FOSS? Did you have to explain that the code would be contributed back? How did that work with your employer's copyright assignment (if any)? I'm the one in charge so it's pretty easy to convince myself. The long term value of contributing back to a FOSS project means not having to maintain your own fork. That's what it really comes down to and companies either get it or they don't. The dumber ones think that their three-line fix to an obscure JS library will be a competitive advantage instead of the white elephant it truly is.