Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Paid support

[Daniel Ostrow <dostrow@gentoo.org>]

On Sat, 2006-09-09 at 15:03 -0400, Chris Gianelloni wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-09-09 at 18:49 +0200, Ioannis Aslanidis wrote:
> > I am just wondering, how does this affect European developers? Does this 
> > make us financially active in the US even if we work for a European 
> > company due to the fact that we are bound to Gentoo Foundation which 
> > *is* registered as a NFP Organization in the US? What are our 
> > responsibilities from the juridic point of view in the US and in the EU?
> 
> If you are not working for a US company, then US law does not apply.
> This is exactly the point that I am trying to get across.  This is no
> different than someone contracting you now.  You would be required to
> follow the laws that govern a normal contract.  If it is within the same
> country, then the laws of that country.  If it is across international
> borders, then you would be required to do whatever is necessary
> according to the laws of both countries.  The only reason that US law
> would be used is if you either live in the US or are working for a
> company in the US.

That and it is all an entirely moot point as the Foundation would not be
making money in any way shape manner or form it is no different from
HotJobs, Monster, or the Penny Saver...we would be connecting people
with jobs...NetBSD already does this
btw...http://www.netbsd.org/gallery/consultants.html and they are a
*more* restrictive 501(c)3.

--Dan

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