----- Original Message ---- > From: Simon Phipps <si...@webmink.com> > To: discuss@documentfoundation.org > Sent: Thu, June 9, 2011 5:56:38 PM > Subject: Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice > > > On 9 Jun 2011, at 19:47, Simon Brouwer wrote: > > > Anyway, I think it is high time that TDF be made a foundation proper. >Suppose Oracle had considered donating the OpenOffice.org trademarks and >copyrights to TDF. How could it be the recipient of such a donation if it >didn't exist as a legal entity? > > Really easily. Either the current legal entity by which TDF will be >incorporated, Freies Office Deutschland eV, could accept the donation, or the >US agent retained by them, Software in the Public Interest (SPI) could accept >it on their behalf (as will still be the case once TDF is incorporated - TDF >will not need a US subsidiary in order to accept donations, because of SPI). > > Time for this "does not exist" meme to end, it is baseless and it is > unhelpful >to perpetuate it after so many people have explained that fact. >
You know, usually when an organization (such as TDF) is legally owned by another organization you list it at the bottom of the web-page where you are stating information about copyright, trademarks, etc - e.g. TDF is a wholly owned by FroDEV. As it is, looking over TDF's website, the only place I can really find any information related to FroDEV is on through the link by "Impressum (Legal Info)", not in the text next to it, not on the contact info, not on the link describing the "Foundation". To me, that says TDF at minimum trying to distance itself from FroDEV - not necessarily your intention, but that's how it comes across. It also doesn't give confidence that TDF is a legal entity or owned by a signular legal entity as you are stating. Clearly marking the website, signatures, etc. for TDF would probably go a long ways in helping to end that conversation. $0.02 Ben -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
