I understand Rod's point, and I believe that if you choose to restrict
your activities to a purely altruistic ideal, then what Rod talks about
and what Eric Rayomond talks about is just fine. But, I argue that at
any point you invest time into open source (as a user,developer, etc.)
it is
Nice to see you make progress on this. I remember a few years ago when
this was a hot topic on the openhealth list
If I were involved in the incorporation (which I can do, by the way in a
day) I would object to doing it in Malaysia. I would do it in the U.S.
first. The protections
Richard Schilling wrote:
If I were involved in the incorporation (which I can do, by the way in a
day) I would object to doing it in Malaysia. I would do it in the U.S.
first. The protections offered a U.S. corporation might be much greater
than in Malaysia.
Glad that you have compared US
Hmmm It hadn't crossed my mind at all that discussions on the
suitability of the country for incorporation will be approached from
those perspectives mentioned. I thought we were approaching this issue
(developing vs developed countries) from the funding perspectives (not
mentioning
It worries me when a single organization is in a position to set the criterion
for certification and set the price. If being certified is required as entry
to some markets, then the organization is in a position similar to a government
regulator. To break up this monopoly, I would suggest
Will Ross [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I too agree. Certification is a matter of standards and quality. ther should
be no compromise. The FOSS once equally certified maybe able to make stroner
claims. However because of the collaborative/community type of development,
there could be a waver of
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Could HIS be included here as well?
NandA
Thomas Beale [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Tim.Churches wrote:
Will Ross wrote:
Fred,
I oppose the creation of a separate open source certification
process. I think it compromises the opportunity for
Legal protection in the context of an organization like OSHCA is IMHO
not a major concern. What is more important is how the countries laws
influence governance.
David Forslund wrote:
I don't understand why this is good or even relevant. What should
matter is the legal protection
provided
There may be legal protection, etc in Malaysia. We are more familiar
with the situation in the US.
It is more of a question of comparing what is required and what you can
do with a corporation
in Malaysia than in the US. The decision shouldn't be made on political
grounds but on technical
David Forslund wrote:
There may be legal protection, etc in Malaysia.
Not may be, there definitely is. As Molly said, Malaysian law was
originally based on British law - it is now distinct from it, but rest
assured that there is rule of civil law in Malaysia. There is also
corruption and
Molly, I think you should incorporate in Malaysia eventually. As a
Malaysian you'll have a very easy time doing it and know what it means.
The members of the protem committee have been discussing OSCHA
incorporation since 2002 or perhaps earlier if memory serves. Why it
didn't happen in
Thanks for the welcome, Bhaskar, and also the warm welcome (in every
sense of the word) I've received from many others.
Also, thank you for creating this list. The list software at
minoru-development.com was and is broken- you took the right step to
keep this incredible community conversation
I think at a certain point this becomes an issue of doers vs. talkers.
Talking is fine, but from previous discussions I understood that while many
people are interested there are few that can commit serious money or time to
this process. I know that I certainly cannot afford any time to help right
My apologies, I mean qualify the governance of OSHCA's assets
Molly
Dr Molly Cheah wrote:
I've copy and paste the email from Networksolutions on the completion
of the transfer of oshca.org from Minoru Corporation to OSHCA which is
self explanatory on your question who owns the domain name.
Thank you, Brian. I look forward to your ongoing active contribution to
and participation in this list and the Free / Open Source Softwar
healthcare community.
Regards
-- Bhaskar
On Tue, 2006-03-28 at 19:45 -0600, Brian Bray wrote:
Thanks for the welcome, Bhaskar, and also the warm welcome (in
Thank you Dr. Molly. What you wrote is very helpful and answers my
concerns about intellectual property protections afforded to Malaysian
incorporation. But, I'm still not convinced I know enough to say it's a
great idea to start there. You're right - I need to spend some time
there, and
Based on recent postings perhaps I am wrong in using the term
incorporation for ressurrecting OSHCA and making it a legal entity. I
can understand the fear of business-minded individuals. I would from now
on use the word registration. I would like to re-post the Vision,
Mission, Principles and
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Thanks for your offer Richard.
Molly and others have spent a great deal of time in developing this
organization.
While it is not a particularly inviting subject, the ideology of 'where
to incorporate' first is an issue. One that has been discussed
Molly certainly has my support. I don't mean to suggest she doesn't.
And I do appreciate her assertiveness as well. Ultimately I can work
with any locale of registration to some degree.
Tim, I offered to help four years ago too when this subject was being
kicked around. I'm certain that
Agreed, Tim. Molly is a long-standing member of the FOSS healthcare
community and deserves kudos for running with OSHCA. As an American, I
am certainly more comfortable with the US legal system than I am with
the Malaysian system but (a) I understand that no legal system is
perfect, (b) I trust
Richard Schilling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:Wow after all that feedback
I'm honestly trying to pick where to
start on this one. I'm seeing some confusion here between legal aspects
and the socio-political.
Perhaps this is because socio-political is far more important in asia
Richard Schilling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The next GKP annual meeting is here in Sri Lanka. Anyone coming? :-)
NandA
Molly, I think you should incorporate in Malaysia eventually. As a
Malaysian you'll have a very easy time doing it and know what it means.
The members of the
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Richard Schilling wrote:
Molly deserves extra credit for hanging in there.
I'm anxious to see things progress. It doesn't sound like, though, you
or anyone is interested in seeing a U.S. component. Is that true?
Richard
Hi Richard,
Let
I know Tim - a lot of people feel the way you do. I try to be as
politically agnostic as I can in the FOSS realm, and sometimes that
confuses people.
Someone mentioned the bad U.S. press too. I don't watch U.S. news, BTW :-)
I'm simply saying I'll do the work and give OSCHA a physical
Tim Cook [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I am a great admierer of the US and it's people, the films, the sports, the
comics on which I was introduced to reading :-)
I still think it is one of the best countires and even the President is not
all bad flamebait
Most of the FOSS software come
Since OSCHA is an internationl body we can register siultaneously, and
choose the base to be anywhere.
Is the incorporation in Malaysia going to be doing business or just
representing FOSS industry interests? Depending on the answer to that
here are our choices here in the U.S. that I can
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