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Re:Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software by btilly on Saturday June 13, 2015 @01:21PM (#9711730)
The process of getting the employer disclaimer mentioned in your link exists exactly to catch cases where the contributor was mistaken about their ability to legally contribute.
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Re:Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software by icebraining on Saturday June 13, 2015 @01:33PM (#9711798)
Yes, but the disclaimer is not the copyright assignment, they're different legal acts.
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Re:Why Open Source Misses the Point of Free Software by btilly on Saturday June 13, 2015 @01:43PM (#9711841)
True, they are different forms. However they are both part of the process of making sure that the FSF actually owns that copyright.
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