SAoC Updates

[12345swordy]

On Tuesday, 31 July 2018 at 13:50:52 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
> On Tuesday, 31 July 2018 at 13:36:13 UTC, bachmeier wrote:
>> On Tuesday, 31 July 2018 at 03:23:41 UTC, Mike Parker wrote:
>>
>>> Second, it is incumbent upon non-student applicants who are 
>>> currently employed by a software development firm to ensure 
>>> there are no contractual barriers to participating.
>>
>> That seems risky - an employer may claim ownership of those 
>> contributions.
>
> That's precisely why I mention it. We expect that applicants to 
> take the necessary steps to verify there are no issues *before* 
> applying. If, during the application process, it is discovered 
> that there are potential issues, that's grounds for an 
> automatic rejection. We do have access to a legal team, so 
> there will be a certain level of due diligence where required.

Would it be easier to submit a approved conflict of interest 
paper with the application?

-Alexander