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> Could I drop my obligation to pay for the funding of the 501(c)(x) if I |
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> wanted, for example? Could I decide to transfer the Gentoo name and logo to |
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> me personally, rather than the foundation, but give the foundation an |
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> unlimited license to use it, so that legal disclaimers read "Gentoo is a |
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> registered trademark of Daniel Robbins" just like it says "Linux is a |
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> registered trademark of Linus Torvalds?" |
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I believe the answers are "yes", "no", "yes", and "I'm not sure". You |
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could decide not to pay for the 501(c)(x), but you've already signed a |
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document granting the Gentoo Foundation use of the name so I don't |
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believe that the name could be transferred to you. The logo could be |
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transferred to you, of course. My guess is that because you gave |
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written permission for Gentoo Foundation, Inc to use the name you |
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probably couldn't force such legal disclaimers, but I could certainly be |
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wrong about that. |
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> Please do not interpret this in a bad way: How happy would you be if my |
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> lawyer suggested that I amend the agreement so that I receive $250,000 in |
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> exchange for the transfer of intellectual property to the NFP, and I defend |
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> this change claiming that "I'm obligated to act in the best interests of |
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> Daniel Robbins?" I think this would be a pretty meaningless explanation, but |
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> this is the exact reasoning/explanation that you are offering to me. |
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Quite seriously, I have no problems with you acting in the best |
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interests of Daniel Robbins. Of course, Gentoo Foundation, Inc |
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currently has no money, so charging for the Gentoo IP probably isn't in |
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your best interest. |
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> So, I think that if we are making changes to the agreement, we need to dig a |
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> bit deeper for guidelines that we should follow. Is everything negotiable, |
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> but it needs to be agreed by both parties? Fine. Or are there some things |
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> that can be changed without the consent of the other party? If so, what |
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> kinds of things fall into that category? Or should we just make a best |
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> effort to meet each others needs and act in good faith? If so, then fine, |
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> I'm willing to do that if you are willing to be fair and reciprocate. |
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That last is the view I've been taking. I certainly have no desire to |
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make things worse for you, and I don't believe that anybody else here |
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does, either. |
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Best, |
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g2boojum |
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Grant Goodyear |
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Gentoo Developer |
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g2boojum@g.o |
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http://www.gentoo.org/~g2boojum |
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