On Vi, 26 sep 14, 11:03:07, Miles Fidelman wrote: > Joel Roth wrote: > >On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 05:01:03PM -0400, Ric Moore wrote: > >>On 09/25/2014 02:25 PM, Joel Roth wrote: > >> > >>>I would say that systemd takeover of major Linux distributions > >>>and of Debian in particular would be a perfect subject > >>>for Groklaw. > >>How so?? Legally, Debian has the legal stance of a "Club". It is not a > >>for-profit with Corporate Responsibilities towards share holders and/or the > >>Government, who authorizes and spells out the said protections and > >>responsibilities of a Legally Incorporated Corporation. > >I was thinking in terms of journalism and analysis. > > > Actually, there is quite a bit of law and case law regarding "unincorporated > associations" - which is technically what Debian is. It has bylaws and > officers. And there's also Software in the Public Interest, which acts as > fiscal agent. In which jurisdiction? http://www.debian.org/devel/developers.loc Kind regards, Andrei -- http://wiki.debian.org/FAQsFromDebianUser Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic http://nuvreauspam.ro/gpg-transition.txt
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