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On Sat, 2006-09-09 at 21:23 -0700, Daniel Ostrow wrote: |
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> On Sat, 2006-09-09 at 15:03 -0400, Chris Gianelloni wrote: |
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> > On Sat, 2006-09-09 at 18:49 +0200, Ioannis Aslanidis wrote: |
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> > > I am just wondering, how does this affect European developers? Does this |
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> > > make us financially active in the US even if we work for a European |
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> > > company due to the fact that we are bound to Gentoo Foundation which |
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> > > *is* registered as a NFP Organization in the US? What are our |
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> > > responsibilities from the juridic point of view in the US and in the EU? |
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> > |
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> > If you are not working for a US company, then US law does not apply. |
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> > This is exactly the point that I am trying to get across. This is no |
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> > different than someone contracting you now. You would be required to |
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> > follow the laws that govern a normal contract. If it is within the same |
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> > country, then the laws of that country. If it is across international |
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> > borders, then you would be required to do whatever is necessary |
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> > according to the laws of both countries. The only reason that US law |
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> > would be used is if you either live in the US or are working for a |
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> > company in the US. |
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> That and it is all an entirely moot point as the Foundation would not be |
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> making money in any way shape manner or form it is no different from |
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> HotJobs, Monster, or the Penny Saver...we would be connecting people |
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> with jobs...NetBSD already does this |
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> btw...http://www.netbsd.org/gallery/consultants.html and they are a |
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> *more* restrictive 501(c)3. |
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Oh and to forestall the argument ... those three companies charge for |
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their service...we would not...so again, moot point. |
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--Dan |
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