Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board Proposal: Statement of OSGeo Legal Support

2007-10-31 Thread Jody Garnett
*To:* OSGeo Discussions *Subject:* Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board Proposal: Statement of OSGeo Legal Support IMO Good call Cameron. In this day and age it would pay to be proactive on these types of issues. It's been a while since I last looked at this. From memory, a number of large

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board Proposal: Statement of OSGeo Legal Support

2007-10-31 Thread Landon Blake
30, 2007 10:27 PM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board Proposal: Statement of OSGeo Legal Support IMO Good call Cameron. In this day and age it would pay to be proactive on these types of issues. It's been a while since I last looked at this. From memory

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board Proposal: Statement of OSGeo Legal Support

2007-10-31 Thread Landon Blake
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Landon Blake Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 7:56 AM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board Proposal: Statement of OSGeo Legal Support Cameron, I think this is an excellent idea

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board Proposal: Statement of OSGeo Legal Support

2007-10-31 Thread Arnulf Christl
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Landon Blake Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 7:56 AM To: OSGeo Discussions Subject: RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board Proposal: Statement of OSGeo Legal Support Cameron, I think this is an excellent idea, and a lawyer should definitely be consulted. I

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board Proposal: Statement of OSGeo Legal Support

2007-10-31 Thread Jody Garnett
Arnulf Christl wrote: Cameron Shorter wrote: Good processes + no money is an acceptable strategy so long as we have consciously made this decision and everyone is aware of the strategy. Hello, keeping budgets low already is a corporate strategy of OSGeo as far as I am concerned. I am eager

[OSGeo-Discuss] Board Proposal: Statement of OSGeo Legal Support

2007-10-30 Thread Cameron Shorter
OSGeo Board, (CC to OSGeo Discuss), During the founding of OSGeo, it was often noted that OSGeo projects would benefit from OSGeo legal protection. Now, as Geotools wrestles with graduation criteria and how to handle license assignment, the nature and level of legal protection offered by OSGeo

RE: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board Proposal: Statement of OSGeo Legal Support

2007-10-30 Thread Landon Blake
, October 30, 2007 3:56 AM To: OSGeo-Board Cc: OSGeo Discussions; Adrian Custer Subject: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board Proposal: Statement of OSGeo Legal Support OSGeo Board, (CC to OSGeo Discuss), During the founding of OSGeo, it was often noted that OSGeo projects would benefit from OSGeo legal protection

Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board Proposal: Statement of OSGeo Legal Support

2007-10-30 Thread Bruce . Bannerman
@lists.osgeo.org cc Subject Re: [OSGeo-Discuss] Board Proposal: Statement of OSGeo Legal Support Good processes + no money is an acceptable strategy so long as we have consciously made this decision and everyone is aware of the strategy. Allan Doyle wrote: On Oct 30, 2007, at 15:09 , Michael P