Richard E. Hawkins Esq. wrote: > greq wrote, > > > On Fri, 24 Apr 1998, Richard E. Hawkins Esq. wrote: > > > > > It's not that simple. FIrst of all, didn't debian incorporate about two > > > years > > > ago?
IIRC, it was "Software in the Public Interest" (SPI) that incorporated, not Debian. SPI was formed by Bruce Parens, former Debian President. I can find no information on the "legal" definition of the Debian organization. > > Also, the fact of incorporation does not protect the individual who > causes the liability. If someone, for example, places copyrighted > material into the debian distribution, both the person and debian > are liable. > Uhm, I don't mean to dump on lawyers here, but I'm pretty sure that becoming overly concerned with liabilities and the like, will surely *kill* any non-profit, volunteer-based organization like Debian. The chance of scaring away developers is, IMHO, quite large. We should tread very carefully here. Keith -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
