From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1GMH8K-0007JT-7P for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Sun, 10 Sep 2006 04:41:28 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with SMTP id k8A4eWGK010592; Sun, 10 Sep 2006 04:40:32 GMT Received: from smtp.gentoo.org (smtp.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.8/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k8A4bQFu009911 for ; Sun, 10 Sep 2006 04:37:26 GMT Received: from [127.0.0.1] (woodpecker.gentoo.org [140.211.166.183]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.gentoo.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7166064152 for ; Sun, 10 Sep 2006 04:37:25 +0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Paid support From: Daniel Ostrow To: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org In-Reply-To: <1157862188.2611.3.camel@Leo> References: <44F95E3E.9000708@gentoo.org> <44F96559.6010003@gentoo.org> <44F96881.90806@gentoo.org> <200609021426.03618.kugelfang@gentoo.org> <44F988FB.3070001@gentoo.org> <44F98D55.8020706@gentoo.org> <20060902233715.GT32359@curie-int.orbis-terrarum.net> <44F9E46C.8080202@gentoo.org> <1157452829.9994.24.camel@localhost> <44FF96EE.8010605@gentoo.org> <1157637812.10396.5.camel@inertia.twi-31o2.org> <45023138.8000208@gentoo.org> <4502320A.2070402@gentoo.org> <1157809423.7667.22.camel@vertigo.twi-31o2.org> <4502F0A0.8040405@gmail.com> <1157828600.8525.1.camel@inertia.twi-31o2.org> <1157862188.2611.3.camel@Leo> Content-Type: text/plain Organization: The Gentoo Foundation Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 21:37:09 -0700 Message-Id: <1157863029.2611.5.camel@Leo> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-dev@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-dev@lists.gentoo.org Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.8.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Archives-Salt: 1328b220-6adf-42b6-bf2b-89e5574396d3 X-Archives-Hash: e7fd476965ade138b232569dd17963ef On Sat, 2006-09-09 at 21:23 -0700, Daniel Ostrow wrote: > 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. Oh and to forestall the argument ... those three companies charge for their service...we would not...so again, moot point. --Dan -- gentoo-dev@gentoo.org mailing list