2009/1/31 Tom spot Callaway <tcallawa@xxxxxxxxxx>: > On 2009-01-31 at 9:38:08 -0500, "Joshua C." <joshuacov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: >> Unfortunately >> because of the fact that the legal Guardian of the Fedora project is >> bound by the US laws we should comply with these, too. >> Maybe Paul W. Frields should take the next step and make the project >> "completely" independant (this is my personal opinion). > > We've been down this road a few times before, but there are serious > logistical problems. If Fedora was a US non-profit entity, that entity > would still have to comply with US laws (not to mention the financial > issues around where the majority of Fedora's funding comes from). > > Even if Fedora incorporated as a separate entity in a legal no-mans-land > (like say, the Isle of Man *cough, cough, cough*), they would be passing > the risk onto US mirrors and users. > > I'm of the opinion that Fedora raises awareness of the issues that > stifle innovation, both in the US and worldwide. There are options for > individuals who are not bound by such laws (or who choose to be > conscientious objectors). By playing by "the rules" we set a foundation > for being able to document how broken laws are making developers and > users suffer, and present that material as briefs in cases in In re Bilski: > > http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080409033837121 > > If you're completely uninterested in trying to fix the system as a > participant, there are other distributions which don't care about legal > issues. I'm proud that Fedora does its best to protect not just itself, > but also its users from legal risk. > > ~spot > > -- > fedora-devel-list mailing list > fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list > I also like fedora for its innovation and "being on the edge". But sometimes I think there are too many stiffness because of all these legal issues. I know this have been discussed several times (and I don't want to start a new discussion here) but *maybe* the project should try to find a way to circumvent the leagl side. I don't mean non compliance but more projects like rpmfusion. It incorporates the quality of fedora and is not bound by the *stupidity* of some lawmakers. I think that copyright is a good think but things like the DMCA just go *over the bounds*. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
