Organizational risks in (consuming and) contributing to open source - Githubissues

theopensourceway / guidebook

Guidebook of open source community management best practices; is somewhat opinionated.

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Organizational risks in (consuming and) contributing to open source #199

Open quaid opened 3 years ago

quaid commented 3 years ago

Patent portfolios, etc.

dneary commented 3 years ago

We can focus on the contribution side here - and it's possible that this topic would align closely with the "legal aspects of community" chapter.

The contribution considerations are:

What are best practices around contribution policies for employees?
Should I have a CLA or DCO for my project?
How do open source contributions potentially impact my company's patent portfolio?
What should I do if an employee publishes code without permission?
Can I be sued for copyright or patent infringement for work that other people contribute to a project I work with?