Most likely barring someone from open source contributions would be seen as outside the scope of an employers rights. Certainly, a company could bar employees from working on open source projects during working hours and/or from using equipment owned by MS to contribute - in fact - the way patents/trademarks/etc are treated, it would probably behoove most companies to limit open source contributions that may infringe on active patents. I think that this is the stuff of Urban Legend. With the recent MS forays into open source, I doubt this policy is really in place today beyond reasonable limitations.
Friday, February 12, 2010
Is it true that Microsoft employees aren't allowed to contribute to Open-Source projects?
I've heard this was true from a friend, but I'm not sure if it's an urban legend or what.Is it true that Microsoft employees aren't allowed to contribute to Open-Source projects?
Most likely barring someone from open source contributions would be seen as outside the scope of an employers rights. Certainly, a company could bar employees from working on open source projects during working hours and/or from using equipment owned by MS to contribute - in fact - the way patents/trademarks/etc are treated, it would probably behoove most companies to limit open source contributions that may infringe on active patents. I think that this is the stuff of Urban Legend. With the recent MS forays into open source, I doubt this policy is really in place today beyond reasonable limitations.long hair styles
Most likely barring someone from open source contributions would be seen as outside the scope of an employers rights. Certainly, a company could bar employees from working on open source projects during working hours and/or from using equipment owned by MS to contribute - in fact - the way patents/trademarks/etc are treated, it would probably behoove most companies to limit open source contributions that may infringe on active patents. I think that this is the stuff of Urban Legend. With the recent MS forays into open source, I doubt this policy is really in place today beyond reasonable limitations.
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