From: Sascha H. <sa...@xm...> - 2009-10-09 12:29:42
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Thank you for your input/ I think the documentation page is the right place to put it, however we are currently planning a remake of the documentations page, to page things easier to find. // Sascha On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 12:26 PM, Gergely Kis <ger...@ma...>wrote: > Hi, > > I am not a lawyer (only my wife is). However, I think that you need some > kind of legal entity called XMLVM so that the copyright laws can work. It > may also depend on the country as well, but I think that forming some kind > of legal entity is the right way to go. > > One possibility to avoid that is to use an already existing umbrella > organization like Apache Foundation or the Software Freedom Law Center ( > http://www.softwarefreedom.org/services/) > However, this method would probably have an impact on the potential future > commercialization of the project. > > Best Regards, > Gergely > > 2009/10/7 Sascha Haeberling <sa...@xm...> > > This is actually a good point Gergely, thanks for mentioning it. So far we >> thought, if we write (C) XMLVM and then mention in a COPYING or LICENSE file >> who the people are that "own" XMLVM that should be enough. But I might be >> wrong and would like to figure this out. Do you think the only way to do >> this properly is to create a legal entity (like a company)? >> Maybe you have some pointers for us, that would be great. >> >> Thanks >> // Sascha >> >> On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 4:14 PM, Gergely Kis <ger...@ma...>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> 2009/10/7 Gergely Kis <ger...@ma...> >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I have a few thoughts (not terribly organized): >>>> - it would be nice to have a commercial entity who owns the code >>>> legally. Right now the CLAs have to be addressed to you (Arno Puder) >>>> personally. This could be a problem for potential contributor businesses. >>>> >>> Ok, I was wrong here. It just needs to be sent to your address, but >>> addressed to XMLVM, which is not a legal entity as far as I know. So I think >>> my point is still valid. >>> >>> Best Regards, >>> Gergely >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA >>> is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your >>> developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay >>> ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! >>> http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference >>> _______________________________________________ >>> xmlvm-users mailing list >>> xml...@li... >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xmlvm-users >>> >>> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Come build with us! The BlackBerry(R) Developer Conference in SF, CA > is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay > ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9 - 12, 2009. Register now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconference > _______________________________________________ > xmlvm-users mailing list > xml...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/xmlvm-users > > |