So we all seem to be generally in favor of incubation and unsure of the potential value of an LLC... Where do we go from here?
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 4:25 PM, Scott Merrill <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 1:48 PM, Chris Meller <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I didn't much follow the LLC discussion, but what value would that in > itself > > provide? It's not as if the LLC would have a bank account filled with > monies > > to pull from, so someone (or multiple someones) would still end up paying > > for things, even if they were under the "umbrella" of the LLC. > > In theory, if someone were to approach Habari saying "You stole all > the code from proprietary Secret Project X", we would have a hard time > defending ourselves. An LLC would, in theory, be able to better retain > legal counsel and execute a defense. > > I'm sure there are other benefits, but the above is what I've > understood to be one of the biggest. > > > Can someone review the conditions / qualifications / etc. for ASF > incubation > > again, so we're all clear on what would be required? > > How: > http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Incubation_Policy.html > > Who: > http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Roles_and_Responsibilities.html > > When: > http://incubator.apache.org/incubation/Process_Description.html > > Entry Guides: > http://incubator.apache.org/guides/index.html > > I'm generally agreeable to the idea of incubation. Some small pain in > transition and learning new tools would be a fair trade in exchange > for being relieved of infrastructure responsibility, improved > marketing capacity, and an increased sense of legitimacy in the eyes > of the general public. > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/habari-users -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
