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On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 5:23 PM, Raymond Jennings <shentino@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> IIRC the whole purpose of the gentoo foundation is to own the IP and |
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> insulate the actual developers from legal issues, thus saith my dev quizzes. |
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Keep in mind that at least under US law corporations generally shield |
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their INVESTORS from liability, but not their employees. |
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If I break a law at work, I certainly can be subject to criminal |
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prosecution. This is also increasingly the trend (see the Yate's Memo |
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for starters). |
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Maybe the Foundation might serve as a more attractive target for a |
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lawsuit, but the fact that you stick Gentoo's name on something |
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doesn't end your personal liability. |
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> Similiarly, "gentoo" cannot be sued, because it does not exist as a legal |
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> entity. The Gentoo Foundation, however, can sue and be sued. |
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Sure, but being able to be sued isn't actually a good thing. :) It |
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is just an inevitable consequence to legally holding property. |
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If you use an umbrella org then they become the one who has to worry |
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about being sued, and presumably they're better at it. |
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Rich |
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