On Mar 29, 2006, at 1:55 PM, David Forslund wrote:
Tim.Churches wrote:
David Forslund wrote:
Molly,
Incorporating OSHCA in the US doesn't necessarily imply US
domination.
No, but US citizens need to be sensitive to the negative feelings
towards the US which are present and growing in
Richard Schilling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Richard,
What you say seems fine. But software patents can cause problems to us here.
Most software come from the US and software is so expensive that there is
rampant piracy of software in many countires. Recent WTO agreements have made
this
Richard Schilling wrote:
OSHCA will need to be incorporated in every country it has a presence.
It's a question of where you start, really. The origin of incorporation
also affects how that company can behave when operating overseas.
wellmaybe. We incorporated openEHR Foundation in the UK
Dr Molly Cheah wrote:
Is OSCHA a religious organization or an independent world-wide
technological organization accessible to everyone regardless of
religious conviction? (Tim, you're not making any sense with your star
and crescent comment).
I think Tim was just being cheeky
David Forslund wrote:
Molly,
Incorporating OSHCA in the US doesn't necessarily imply US domination.
No, but US citizens need to be sensitive to the negative feelings
towards the US which are present and growing in many countries around
the world. Whether this antipathy towards the US is
On Mar 28, 2006, at 10:51 PM, Richard Schilling wrote:
I'm simply saying I'll do the work and give OSCHA a physical presence
here, as long as I know there will be people there to sign up. I
don't
want to establish a U.S. presence for OSCHA that has no interest.
Building up an OSCHA
Tim.Churches wrote:
David Forslund wrote:
Molly,
Incorporating OSHCA in the US doesn't necessarily imply US domination.
No, but US citizens need to be sensitive to the negative feelings
towards the US which are present and growing in many countries around
the world. Whether this
Thomas Beale wrote:
Tim.Churches wrote:
David Forslund wrote:
Molly,
Incorporating OSHCA in the US doesn't necessarily imply US domination.
No, but US citizens need to be sensitive to the negative feelings
towards the US which are present and growing in many countries
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
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
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 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
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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
Dear all,
I am happy to annouce that the transfer of the domain name oshca.org
from Brian had been completed. Brian is in the process of creating and
signing a document disclaiming rights to the OSHCA trademark. Thank you
Brian for these initiatives.
I understand that Brian will also make a
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