- openSUSE Foundation

Just thinking out load ...
by Per Jessen 20 Jan '11

20 Jan '11

are we talking about a foundation as such or will a society/association suffice? which jurisdiction? Are there any significant implications (tax, legal organisational)? who will do the practical work? The purpose of the organisation might influence some of those, I'm not sure. /Per Jessen, Zürich -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-foundation+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-foundation+help(a)opensuse.org

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what country?
by jdd 17 Jan '11

17 Jan '11

Hello. I'm pretty used to write "status" ("bylaws"?) for non profit organisations, but before making anything like this, shouldn't we fisrt choose the place where the Foudation will be created? I know only french laws. (by the way this mail is mostly to act as a place holder and because I dislike the empty archives :-)) Other subjects of less inbterest, are: * what name for the foundation? GreenLizard? openSUSE may be a bad choice (already owned, confusing...), * what goals? certainly support the openSUSE community including whith money, but else? sincerely jdd -- Jean-Daniel Dodin Président du CULTe www.culte.org http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1412160445 -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-foundation+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-foundation+help(a)opensuse.org

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Input on http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Foundation
by Klaas Freitag 14 Jan '11

14 Jan '11

Hi, in the last board meeting I got the friendly reminder to rather contribute than comment on non contribution, which of course is true. Below there is a little text proposal for [1], which I understand as a short overview text about the foundation. As I am not sure if I am supposed to update the wiki directly, I post it here and ask for your input and discussion. I am happy to edit it into the wiki if noone objects. regards, Klaas === [1] http://en.opensuse.org/openSUSE:Foundation The openSUSE Foundation assists the openSUSE community efforts in all activities of the openSUSE Project which include for example * build a general purpose Linux based Operating System including a wide software spectrum for various usecases such as desktop, server and development. * promote free software in general and the openSUSE Project in particular * provide free content, for example documentation, artwork etc. * provide infrastructure for people to work on free software * help people to get together to innovate The openSUSE Foundation is the legal body of the openSUSE Project. It is a part of the project and controls legal aspects affecting the community and can either hold trademarks or has a granted decision power over the trademark usage from the actual trademark owner. Another core responsibility is financial accounting. The openSUSE Foundation consists of members who elect the board of the Foundation. The membership status of individuals and legal bodies like companies is in the foundations decision as outlined in the bylaws. Together with the community the openSUSE Foundation is helping to create a space where all community members can benefit from vision and ideas, commitment and solidarity. It cares to empower people to take decisions to develop the openSUSE Project towards an even more open, active and decisive community. The Guiding Principles of the openSUSE Project is the commitment of the community on how we want to work together. The board of the foundation is entity that takes a special role in moderation and decision taking as stated in the Guiding Principles. The openSUSE Foundation however is not set up to take technical leadership roles in the community. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-foundation+unsubscribe(a)opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse-foundation+help(a)opensuse.org

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