Re: [board-discuss] How is TDC compelled to keep the user first?

2020-02-28 Thread Simon Phipps
Hi Brett! On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 2:05 PM Brett Cornwall wrote: > > Other Free Software projects have had for-profit entities created > underneath the stewardship of a non-profit; Mozilla Corporation and > Canonical are two living examples. Sacrifices to user empowerment are often > made at

[board-discuss] Re: Trademark policy

2020-02-28 Thread Simon Phipps
No, I was referring to the trademark licenses TDF extends to uses that are not allowed under that policy (such as branding by companies or usage on goods). In those cases, TDF offers a commercial-style trademark license. To discuss it further I suggest we move to the Members list as it's another

[board-discuss] The Document Collective ownership

2020-02-28 Thread Ilmari Lauhakangas
In the public board call today it was said that the proposed commercial entity The Document Collective should not be owned by TDF because of litigation risk. The risk is thought to form due to the anticipated significant amount of funds moved through TDC (which will lead TDC to enter into

[board-discuss] Trademark policy

2020-02-28 Thread Dennis Roczek
Hi Board, Hi Simon, you just were telling us in the public part of the board meeting that the TDF can remove the trade mark of the TDC with a prenotification of 30 days. Is the trade mark policy basically the one published in the wiki? [0] Or is it another one (and is this the published

Re: [board-discuss] Trademark policy

2020-02-28 Thread Michael Meeks
Hi Dennis, On 28/02/2020 13:04, Dennis Roczek wrote: > you just were telling us in the public part of the board meeting that > the TDF can remove the trade mark of the TDC with a prenotification of > 30 days. That is the plan. > Is the trade mark policy basically the one published in

Re: [board-discuss] The Document Collective ownership

2020-02-28 Thread Simon Phipps
It would be better to conduct this discussion on the Members list. S. On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 12:57 PM Ilmari Lauhakangas < ilmari.lauhakan...@libreoffice.org> wrote: > In the public board call today it was said that the proposed commercial > entity The Document Collective should not be owned

[board-discuss] Representation statement

2020-02-28 Thread Cor Nouws
I, Cor Nouws, elected member of the Board of Directors of The Document Foundation, hereby and until further notice, nominate the following deputies to represent me during board calls and meetings, in the order set forth below: 1. Nicolas Christener 2. Paolo Vecchi Cheers, Cor -- Cor

Re: [board-discuss] How is TDC compelled to keep the user first?

2020-02-28 Thread Michael Meeks
Hi Brett, First thank you for your questions; cogent, lucid, well articulated & challenging :-) On 28/02/2020 14:04, Brett Cornwall wrote: > Other Free Software projects have had for-profit entities created > underneath the stewardship of a non-profit; Mozilla Corporation and > Canonical

Re: [board-discuss] How is TDC compelled to keep the user first?

2020-02-28 Thread Michael Stahl
On 28.02.20 15:04, Brett Cornwall wrote: Other Free Software projects have had for-profit entities created underneath the stewardship of a non-profit; Mozilla Corporation and Canonical are two living examples. Sacrifices to user empowerment are off-topic, but: how is Canonical related to

[board-discuss] How is TDC compelled to keep the user first?

2020-02-28 Thread Brett Cornwall
Other Free Software projects have had for-profit entities created underneath the stewardship of a non-profit; Mozilla Corporation and Canonical are two living examples. Sacrifices to user empowerment are often made at Mozilla Corporation (e.g. Pocket integration, advertising partnerships to