On Sat, 2006-09-09 at 21:23 -0700, Daniel Ostrow wrote: > On Sat, 2006-09-09 at 15:03 -0400, Chris Gianelloni wrote: > > On Sat, 2006-09-09 at 18:49 +0200, Ioannis Aslanidis wrote: > > > I am just wondering, how does this affect European developers? Does this > > > make us financially active in the US even if we work for a European > > > company due to the fact that we are bound to Gentoo Foundation which > > > *is* registered as a NFP Organization in the US? What are our > > > responsibilities from the juridic point of view in the US and in the EU? > > > > If you are not working for a US company, then US law does not apply. > > This is exactly the point that I am trying to get across. This is no > > different than someone contracting you now. You would be required to > > follow the laws that govern a normal contract. If it is within the same > > country, then the laws of that country. If it is across international > > borders, then you would be required to do whatever is necessary > > according to the laws of both countries. The only reason that US law > > would be used is if you either live in the US or are working for a > > company in the US. > > That and it is all an entirely moot point as the Foundation would not be > making money in any way shape manner or form it is no different from > HotJobs, Monster, or the Penny Saver...we would be connecting people > with jobs...NetBSD already does this > btw...http://www.netbsd.org/gallery/consultants.html and they are a > *more* restrictive 501(c)3.
Oh and to forestall the argument ... those three companies charge for their service...we would not...so again, moot point. --Dan -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list
