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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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> > |
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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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Best regards, |
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Michał Górny |
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<http://dev.gentoo.org/~mgorny/> |
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