#70: Need official list of sub-projects ---------------------+--------------------- Reporter: bex | Owner: Status: new | Priority: normal Component: General | Resolution: Keywords: | ---------------------+--------------------- Comment (by smooge): This might be not what Bex was meaning, but this was my first idea on the problems of 'official' recognition. In many countries, saying something is 'officially' sponsored has multiple legal and cultural implications: * The sponsoring agency will give it legal protection. [Lawyer fees are covered] * The sponsoring agency will give it monetary protection. [Debts are covered] * The sponsoring agency will support the program as best as possible in keeping it active. [Recruitment etc] The subparts have a feudal relationship to the recognizer, and as long as they are 'loyal' are expected to be 'protected' by their overpart. In the US and some other countries, the general population have different views of this, but the legal system in some are still set up to recognize that saying something is 'official' or not has these obligations. This is why various organizations are very very careful in labeling things official or not. It isn't that they are stiffling innovation, it just means that they are on the hook in saying it whether they knew or not. -- Ticket URL: <https://fedorahosted.org/council/ticket/70#comment:4> council <https://fedorahosted.org/council> Fedora Council Public Tickets _______________________________________________ council-discuss mailing list -- council-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to council-discuss-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
