Hi,
Am 09.07.20 um 17:55 schrieb Bjoern Michaelsen:
> Hi Alex,
>
> I wanted to limit myself to those four tweets on this discussion, but this
> one really rattles my bones, so here we go:
>
> On Thu, Jul 09, 2020 at 04:30:51PM +0200, Alexander Werner wrote:
>> I want to remind all of you what The Document Foundation is all about,
>> as stated in the *unalterable* statutes
>> (https://www.documentfoundation.org/foundation/statutes/):
>>
>> "The objective of the foundation is the promotion and development of
>> office software available for use by anyone free of charge." - this does
>> not restrict the target audience.
>>
>> "This software will be openly available for free use by anyone for their
>> own files, including companies and public authorities, ensuring full
>> participation in a digital society and without detriment to intellectual
>> property."
>>
>> I would like to remind all members of the board of directors that first
>> and foremost you are obliged to pursue these statutes. As a consequence
>> you must not restrict the target audience of LibreOffice to a specific
>> user group in any way.
> While we go into full language lawyering here, The Document Foundation is a
> gemeinnuetzige Stiftung first and foremost. The "Gemeinnuetzig" in results in
> certain limits on what the goals of the Stiftung are and nothing in the
> statues
> can overrule that.
>
and there are three reasons, why TDF is "Gemeinnützig":
* der Volks- und Berufsbildung,
* der Wissenschaft und Forschung, insbesondere auf dem Gebiet der
Informatik,
* des bürgerschaftlichen Engagements zugunsten gemeinnütziger Zwecke.
(non binding English translation:
* Public and professional education
* Science and research, particularly in the field of computer science
* Civic engagement for non-profit purposes)
There is nothing in this lines about the promotion of an ecosystem of
service providers (etc.).
Please be careful with the direction you are driving the foundation.
Regards,
Andreas
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