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On Tuesday 13 April 2004 19:33, Daniel Robbins wrote: |
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> I have a request. If you agree with Kurt or Corey or someone else, rather |
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> than just posting an "I agree with him" email, please explain why you agree |
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> with the person you agree with. Explain how you view the NFP working. It's |
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> helpful for me to hear it in your own words. |
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> Regards, |
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> Daniel |
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The issue for me is ownership of the copyright and trademarks. I'm not |
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worried about you running off with it and making your fortune out of |
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everyone's contributions. I'm concerned about what happens if you leave, or |
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if you die unexpectedly. |
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You'd be missed - but the project needs to survive that day. |
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I see the NFP existing primarily as a legal entity to hold and defend the |
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copyrights and trademarks. For me, that's its #1 purpose. And if the NFP |
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isn't going to be doing that, I'd like to see the policy on copyright |
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assignment changed, because that policy is no longer credible in my eyes. |
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Legal ownership does mean that the NFP ultimately has to have the final say |
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about what happens to Gentoo. My thoughts on that I'd like to stick into a |
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follow-up email, if anyone thinks it's worth me sharing. |
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The other thing I'd like to see the NFP doing is handling the financial side. |
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I don't think it's the NFP's place to pay devs, but it can supply hardware, |
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cover the costs of books, travel to conferences, that sort of thing. |
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Best regards, |
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Stu |
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Stuart Herbert stuart@g.o |
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Gentoo Developer http://www.gentoo.org/ |
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Missed the php|cruise? http://dev.gentoo.org/~stuart/cruise-2004/ |
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