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

[Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>]

Rich Freeman wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 12:35 PM, William L. Thomson Jr.
> <wlt-ml@o-sinc.com> wrote:
>> On Monday, January 16, 2017 11:56:43 AM EST Rich Freeman wrote:
>>> And nobody really has a choice about whether they'll handle lawsuits.
>>> If you own property, then you better have a plan for handling
>>> lawsuits.  I suspect that SPI has thought this through a bit more than
>>> we have historically.
>> The SPI is not a legal management entity. You are confusing fiscal with legal.
>>
> Again, I think you're thinking I'm saying I'm not.
>
> I'm not saying that the Gentoo Foundation should retain the legal
> services of SPI.  I'm saying that they should turn over their property
> to SPI and cease to exist.  At that point we don't need legal
> services, because we legally don't exist.


I have been looking at the SPI website, other than managing money and
controlling assets, SPI does not appear to do anything else management
wise.  Do you have a link to the SPI website that says it does what you
claim? 

>>> In any case, the point is that if Gentoo moves under SPI then there
>>> would be no "Gentoo" to sue.  "Gentoo" would be a trademark of SPI.
>>> Any copyrights on our works that are held centrally would belong to
>>> SPI.  Our money would be stored in SPI bank accounts.  So, if you want
>>> our stuff, you have to sue SPI.
>> Completely WRONG!
>>
>> "Project Independence
>> SPI does not own, govern or control the associated projects."
>> http://www.spi-inc.org/projects/relationship/
> They wouldn't own the project.  They would own our assets.  They
> wouldn't control anything.
>

They would own the assets but I have found nothing that says Gentoo
can't be sued still or that SPI would provide a defense for Gentoo.  The
only case I can think of, if the IRS comes after Gentoo and SPI is
handling the money and paperwork.  Then SPI would step in. 

I'd be interested in a link that shows what you claim.  I can't find it
and neither has my google searches. 

Dale

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