This is an important thread. Most folks I know who contribute to OSS do it as a part of their day job or their work projects get open sourced. It’s actually a fantastic time to be an OSS SWE since there are many companies hiring exclusively for that. It wasn’t the case always.https://twitter.com/thenikhita/status/1022025212802555904 …
Not necessarily. Before signing your employment agreement, add language to the agreement stating that you continue to own your projects, you own all old and IP contributed to it regardless of whether you're on the clock or using company resources, you make design decisions, etc.
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In some cases the employer will agree to all of that and more. In other cases you'll at least start a necessary conversation about how all of this is going to work before there's any potential for awkward disagreements later.
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