On 9 Jun 2011, at 12:12, Simon Brouwer wrote: > Hi Jim, all, > > Jim Jagielski schreef: >> >> On Jun 8, 2011, at 5:53 PM, Simon Phipps wrote: >> >>> >>> On 8 Jun 2011, at 23:49, Jim Jagielski wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> On Jun 8, 2011, at 5:07 PM, Simon Brouwer wrote: >>>> >>>>> Op 6-6-2011 11:37, toki schreef: >>>>>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>>>>> Hash: SHA1 >>>>>> >>>>>> On 05/06/2011 15:00, Jim Jagielski wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> A formal, legal foundation. The ASF is a recognized 501(c)3, non- >>>>>> TDF might not have 501(c)(3) status, but then consider that it is >>>>>> incorporated in Germany, not the United States. >>>>> That 501(c)(3) status aside, is TDF actually a legally established >>>>> foundation (yet)? >>>> >>>> I also think that 'independent' is also an adjective that belongs >>>> there... being independent is quite important to a number >>>> of FOSS ecosystem people... >>> >>> While that is clearly a true statement, you seem to be implying that you >>> don't think TDF is "independent". Please can you explain what you mean? >> >> People may just be curious about TDF being "backed" by“Freies Office >> Deutschland >> e.V.” as well as an associated project in Software in the Public Interest >> (SPI). >> What does being "backed" by them mean? How independent is it from these >> 2 entitied? Just questions like that. >> >> Certainly being an independent, legally established foundation is >> critical, isn't it, as compare to one which is "just" a legally >> established one? > > But is it even "just" a legally established foundation? AFAIK, TDF unto > this day does not exist as a legal entity.
While that's pedantically correct, TDF appears to currently be an initiative of a perfectly adequate non-profit legal entity and as such I have no problems with its existence or independence. S. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
