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On 01/05/2017 02:17 PM, William L. Thomson Jr. wrote: |
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> On Thursday, January 5, 2017 11:14:03 PM EST Michał Górny wrote: |
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>> On Thu, 5 Jan 2017 16:02:57 -0600 |
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>> Matthew Thode <prometheanfire@g.o> wrote: |
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>>> On 01/05/2017 03:56 PM, Michał Górny wrote: |
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>>>> As far as I understand, this would effectively require every developer |
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>>>> to be a member of the Foundation. I think that Foundation membership is |
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>>>> more legally binding than 'being a developer = having commit access'. |
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>>>> One thing I'm particular worried about is the potential of 'US |
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>>>> embargo'. What if a particular developer/recruit is/will not be legally |
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>>>> allowed to be a member of Gentoo Foundation? |
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>>> |
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>>> I think that this brings us more in line with the legal realities of |
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>>> running a distro like this. We may want to be separate but don't think |
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>>> that's actually the case. So we should stop pretending we are separate. |
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>> The reality is as people/committees perceive it. I can imagine quite |
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>> a distinction between 'working on an international project' and 'being |
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>> enlisted member of US organization'. |
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> Liability wise, working on the project makes you and the project more liable |
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> than being a member. Foundation members do not really bring any liability. |
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> Developers actions can cause liability. Liability comes from Developers not |
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> foundation members. |
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> I am not sure foundation members could ever be liable for anything. |
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One thing I could thing of that Foundation members (or the voting |
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electorate in general) could be held accountable for are the results of |
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their votes, i.e. they vote X or Y person in, they screw things up. In |
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that situation, imo the voters are as culpable as the one who screws |
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things up. |
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That said, I struggle to think of a screw-up large enough to start |
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blaming voters with. *shrug* But I do think that to have a healthy |
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Foundation, we need each member to feel a sense of responsibility or |
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even honor, and do their best to benefit the foundation within reason. |
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