Re: [gentoo-project] Formally have Council oversee the Foundation 2.0

["William L. Thomson Jr." <wlt-ml@o-sinc.com>]

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On Sunday, January 15, 2017 3:59:12 PM EST Rich Freeman wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 3:31 PM, William L. Thomson Jr.
> 
> <wlt-ml@o-sinc.com> wrote:
> > On Saturday, January 14, 2017 8:16:58 PM EST Rich Freeman wrote:
> >> If we want legal advice it would make far more sense to retain
> >> legal counsel, or maybe work with an organization that does so.
> > 
> > How will you go about retaining legal advice? Who will have Legal
> > authority to speak to legal counsel? Who will legally represent Gentoo?
> 
> I was referring to the Foundation obtaining counsel in advance of a
> move to something like SPI.

Trustees are the only ones with legal authority who could retain any counsel.

> > This would not change under the SPI.
> 
> Under the SPI Gentoo wouldn't need legal counsel, at least in the
> sense of Gentoo the distro.  SPI would need counsel, but they already
> have it.  Nobody would sue Gentoo in the event of a dispute, they
> would sue SPI.

The SPI provides legal assistance, it does not take over all legal matters and 
also uses the SFLC. Gentoo may still need its own legal representation. Their 
legal assistance is also at their discretion, unlike other services.

To many are making assumptions about the SPI and need to learn more about 
them, their service offerings, etc.

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William L. Thomson Jr.

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