Re: Call for OPW project ideas

2014-11-10 Thread meg ford
Hi, These contracts are very standard in the US. Some examples form local nonprofits in Chicago: 1. Habitat for Humanity https://www.windycityhabitat.org/uploads/files/WCHFH_Release_Waiver.pdf 2. Pumping Station:One https://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/images/Liability-waiver.pdf 3. Friends of the C

Re: Call for OPW project ideas

2014-11-10 Thread Karen Sandler
On 2014-11-10 04:38, Magdalen Berns wrote: I highly doubt being an OPW mentor will increase the likelihood of my ending up in court. I think that is not in question here. The point is that if a big organisation who can afford to get sued is not willing to take a risk, why should an individual v

Re: #DefendGNOME

2014-11-10 Thread Ali/amjjawad
On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 1:43 PM, Ali/amjjawad wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Just read this: > https://gnome.org/groupon/ > Hi again, > > For those who can't donate money, please make sure to donate some of your > 'free' time for GNOME and use: > > #DefendGNOME > > As a hashtag on Twitter, Google

Re: Call for OPW project ideas

2014-11-10 Thread Jan Claeys
Benjamin Berg schreef op ma 10-11-2014 om 16:30 [+0100]: > [1] I have don't remember seeing an indemnification (or even much of a > contract) when helping at events done by charitable organizations here > in germany. My guess is that it is simply not really necessary, though > it could also be that

#DefendGNOME

2014-11-10 Thread Ali/amjjawad
Hi everyone, Just read this: https://gnome.org/groupon/ For those who can't donate money, please make sure to donate some of your 'free' time for GNOME and use: #DefendGNOME As a hashtag on Twitter, Google+, Facebook, etc. It is time for GNOME Members to help whether with money or time. We sh

Re: Call for OPW project ideas

2014-11-10 Thread Magdalen Berns
On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 2:42 PM, Karen Sandler wrote: > On 2014-11-10 05:45, Magdalen Berns wrote: > >> On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 4:09 AM, Karen Sandler >> wrote: >> >> On 2014-11-09 20:23, Michael Catanzaro wrote: >> >> On Sun, 2014-11-09 at 18:48 +, Magdalen Berns wrote: >> The challenges th

Re: Call for OPW project ideas

2014-11-10 Thread Karen Sandler
On 2014-11-10 05:45, Magdalen Berns wrote: On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 4:09 AM, Karen Sandler wrote: On 2014-11-09 20:23, Michael Catanzaro wrote: On Sun, 2014-11-09 at 18:48 +, Magdalen Berns wrote: The challenges the OPW organisers face is in figuring out how to encourage projects and mento

Re: Call for OPW project ideas

2014-11-10 Thread Benjamin Berg
On So, 2014-11-09 at 23:09 -0500, Karen Sandler wrote: > > This is really mundane: I agreed to a more restrictive indemnification > > than this by simply reading CNN.com today. So has anybody who's ever > > used Skype, or Flash, or Facebook. (Seriously, check the ToS of > > Facebook > > or CNN, th

Re: Call for OPW project ideas

2014-11-10 Thread Magdalen Berns
On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 4:09 AM, Karen Sandler wrote: > On 2014-11-09 20:23, Michael Catanzaro wrote: > >> On Sun, 2014-11-09 at 18:48 +, Magdalen Berns wrote: >> The challenges the OPW organisers face is in figuring out how to >> encourage projects and mentors to sign up and yet also protect

Re: Call for OPW project ideas

2014-11-10 Thread Magdalen Berns
> > > I highly doubt being an OPW mentor will increase the likelihood of my > ending up in court. > I think that is not in question here. The point is that if a big organisation who can afford to get sued is not willing to take a risk, why should an individual volunteer be *explicitly* asked to do