Thats the whole point of needing a board and a legal entity, without an ultimate legally responsible board no one will be willing to sponsor or make joint ventures etc.
/Niel onsdag den 5. september 2012 skrev robert bauer : > > > On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 12:24 PM, Woodward Craig > <[email protected]<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', '[email protected]');> > > wrote: > >> Gregor, >> >> >> The Board (as currently envisioned by the Council and the bylaws) would >> be responsible for managerial, financial, contractual and legal aspects of >> maintaining the assets of the Maemo community. These are the sort of >> things that, to date, Nokia has handled or delegated to a service >> provider. Part of the desire to retain this separation is therefore >> historical, as it's a familiar and established framework. >> >> > A word of clarification - the Board of Directors is (and has to be) > legally responsible for the nonprofit. This responsibility cannot be > waived by the bylaws, although the functions can be delegated to others > with the Board maintaining and being responsible for oversight. >
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