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On Thu, Jul 15, 2004 at 02:41:09PM -0600 or thereabouts, Daniel Robbins wrote: |
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> To get to the point, if we are treating our good faith agreement as a |
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> contract, then typically you would require the agreement of all parties |
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> (that would include me) to make the change. If we are not treating our good |
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> faith agreement as a contract, then what is its signficance? Is it simply a |
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> set of guidelines? Something in-between a set of guidelines and a contract? |
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> A "best effort?" If so, then you shouldn't have a problem with me making |
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> slight modifications to the guidelines as well so that they are more in my |
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> interests without any need for explanation, right? |
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We have a very specific issue that we'd like to seek alternate legal |
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counsel on. We're not saying "we're doing this whether you like it or |
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not." We're saying "we are obligated to act in the best interests of |
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Gentoo and, as part of that charter, we are going to seek a second opinion |
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on the best sort of federal status to file for." Quite frankly, I think |
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you would have more of a reason to be upset if we *weren't* seeking a |
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second opinion. |
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You, on the other hand, won't tell us what modifications you want/need to |
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change. You're making an issue out of something that isn't even an issue. |
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If you feel that us making this change to the agreement would force you to |
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make changes on your side, fine. TELL US WHAT THEY ARE!!! Otherwise, this |
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entire conversation is pointless. |
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Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that we elect to file for 501c3 |
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status, after doing our due diligence and seeking legal counsel. Please |
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state exactly what you would want to change if we pursue this course of |
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action. |
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> If you represent Gentoo, and you are changing the agreement to be in the |
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> best interests of Gentoo, then why can't I, as the other party in the |
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> agreement, also make other changes to be in my best interests? Or are |
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> Gentoo's interests more legitimate than my interests? I hope not. |
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Actually, we are obligated to consider Gentoo's interests more than your |
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own. We're Trustees for Gentoo, not Daniel Robbins. That's not to say |
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we're going to try and screw you over -- nobody is trying to do that. But |
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our primary focus has to be what is best for Gentoo. |
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--kurt |