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Re:IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal em... by mike_d on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @02:12AM (#26871257)
You might be an hourly employee or a contractor. Most don't.

Your "employee handbook" likely mentions not causing damage to the company brand or taking any action detrimental to the company even in your personal time.

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Re:IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal em... by gspr on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @02:44AM (#26871452)
Should be easy enough to fix with a statement along the lines of "this code is in no way affiliated with or endorsed by my employer".
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Re:IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal em... by mike_d on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @03:05AM (#26871560)
Definitely ask your HR department if they think that is sufficient.
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Re:IBM employee forced to stop kernel work under personal em... by gspr on Tuesday April 20, 2021 @03:17AM (#26871650)
Stupid jurisdiction if writing code on your free time with an explicit disclaimer that it has nothing to do with Company can be construed as hurting Company's image.
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