Anno domini 2021 Tue, 23 Feb 12:53:20 -0800 William Morder via tde-users scripsit: > > On Tuesday 23 February 2021 11:16:08 deloptes wrote: > > Slávek Banko via tde-users wrote: > > > Spi seems to be similarly focused and probably a similarly trusted > > > company as SF Conservancy. There is also many important projects under > > > its roof: > > > > > > https://www.spi-inc.org/projects/ > > > > > > However, the same problem - is subject to US law. > > > > Perhaps this is why they founded similar legal entities in France and > > Liechtenstein/Switzerland (debian.ch). > > > > But it looks like we are on the right way and like Bill said lawyer up for > > the last step. It is important to have the form of the entity and the legal > > status clear. It might be similar in Austria and Czech Republic - no taxes > > etc. > > Even with expert legal advice from real lawyers, it could be that we do not > foresee all possible developments, or notice flaws in how we have organized > our legal entity. (I was also thinking of "local" chapters in different > countries, in order to avoid being trapped by the laws of one place or > another; but for now that seems too complicated.) > > In any case, if we keep the code free/libre, our business transactions > transparent, and make sure that the legal entity remains within our control, > then at least we may provide a way "out" if things take a turn for the worse. > > If TDE should go the way of Debian (for example), some of us can always start > another fork (as with Devuan). But let's try to avoid that sort of future > with proper planning and good legal advice. "one lawyer, two opinions" - Anyway, this is going to turn out just fine :) Nik > > Bill > ____________________________________________________ > tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx -- Please do not email me anything that you are not comfortable also sharing with the NSA, CIA ... ____________________________________________________ tde-users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Web mail archive available at https://mail.trinitydesktop.org/mailman3/hyperkitty/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
