Hi :) The key words afaik are "as a legal entity". TDF's assets are currently being looked after by 1 (or more) of the community organisations that are legally registered as "legal entity"s. TDF has not yet gained the status of being a "legal entity". When it does the assets will be transferred. It was great to hear that the registration process is nearly complete already! I thought it would take at least a year! :) But perhaps i am reading too much into Andre's post. Regards from Tom :)
--- On Wed, 30/11/11, Andre Schnabel <andre.schna...@gmx.net> wrote: > From: Andre Schnabel <andre.schna...@gmx.net> > Subject: Re: [board-discuss] CommunityBylaws and "actual structure and > governance of The Document Foundation as a legal entity" > To: board-discuss@documentfoundation.org > Date: Wednesday, 30 November, 2011, 9:23 > Hi Lionel, > > -------- Original-Nachricht -------- > > Von: Lionel Elie Mamane <lio...@mamane.lu> > > > > I'm reading the wiki page CommunityBylaws, and I'm > confused. It says > > "These Bylaws do not apply to the actual structure and > governance of > > The Document Foundation as a legal entity (...)". > > Yes, (unfortunately) the current situation has some > cunfusing points. > > We all hope that this will be resolved within the next few > (hopefully > two) weeks. > > > > > > But then they go on doing exactly that. For example, > they explain how > > the Board of Directors is elected, and by whom. The > board of directors > > is AFAIK usually the people responsible to the law / > state / courts > > that e.g. the money of the foundation is used in > accordance to the > > goals of the foundation. > > The Bylaws were drafted from a communitie's point of view, > when we did > not exactly know, what legal model the foundation will > follow. > So while many things in the bylaws match legal terms ans > structure, > it is not _exactly_ what we will see in legal statutes. > > > > > > > > So to me, it is factual that the Bylaws *do* speak > about the "actual > > structure and governance of The Document Foundation as > a legal > > entity": they speak about the composition of the BoD, > and the BoD is > > part of the structure of the foundation as a legal > entity, and by law > > the BoD must be involved in the "governance of the > foundation as a > > legal entity". > > Yes, at some points, the bylaws match the legal structure, > BoD is one > of the perfect (99%) matches. > > > > > > > Other examples: > > > > * The Chairperson (CH) is in charge of > representing the Foundation. > > This is something we need to change, if the foundation will > be approved > by German authorities. > > As you quoted, in German law the Board (of directors) > represents the > Foundation. > > regards, > > André > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to board-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/board-discuss/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived > and cannot be deleted > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to board-discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/board-discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
