On 21/03/26 23:38, Thomas Goirand wrote:
Let me make it clear - "Debain Foundation" is just a term I borrowed from Brian Gupta's platform.Hi Shruti,In these always darker ages, it looks like operating systems may have to comply to laws we may not like. I have in mind the age verification stuff, but not only, some more unexpected things may pop.If we become a Foundation, this automatically means registered USA, no? In France, we'd call it an "association", and Foundation feels like USA. Is this your plan?
If we become a registered entity, it'd be a way more easy for governments to get us accounted for. Even more in the case of a USA-registered Foundation. While with the current case, it'd be a way harder for Debian to get into trouble. For example, the foundation could be sued, and we'd have to pay for such trial in USA. But with the current state, one would have to go after single individuals.How do you plan to deal with this?Also, could you expand on "exploring the possibilities" from your platform? What does this mean?
I certainly *do not* have any plan to register Debian in USA, and anywhere for that matter next year.
When I said I would explore possibilities, I meant I will start a discussion surrounding the topic of "Debian as a registered entity". Registering Debian is not something that should be done in a hurry. More discussions should happen on the advantages and disadvantages of registering. While some disadvantages you mentioned, there are some advantages like when we are dealing with legal issues, having a registered entity helps.
Personally, I also want Debian to remain as is, if possible. But I want to study the issue in more depth, to see if it is still practical to remain as is.To be clear: I'm for keeping things as they are now for the reason mentioned above.
Cheers, Thomas Goirand (zigo)
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