I'm surprised that no one answered this (at least that I saw). From what I understand, ASF believes that those on PMC have liability protection from the ASF because the PMC members are acting on behalf of the organization. Further is it seems that the ASF does not believe this protection extends to those not in the PMC (this is my personal logical conclusion based on statements around why someone would like to join a PMC). This protection is usually referenced when people talk about IP, and I'm not sure if it extends to other areas.
I'm not aware of an official statement on this, but it would be nice to have one.
Happy Holidays
-dain
/************************* * Dain Sundstrom * Partner * Core Developers Network *************************/
On Dec 21, 2003, at 9:08 PM, Lawrence E. Rosen wrote:
No, that is not correct. The point of having most committers on the PMC is not to keep discussions out of google. The point of getting them on the PMC is so that the ASF can legally protect them, and so that they are legally empowered to participate in the decisions that govern the project.
Would someone please explain what protection committers expect from ASF?
And what legal empowerment is being granted?
/Larry Rosen
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