Re: [Fsfe-uk] Funding Open Source

[ian]

On Fri, 2003-10-03 at 23:17, Paul wrote:

> 
> And a darned expensive way as well. If Scribus had implemented the
> formats I'd hacked and written and (say) Quark decided to take us to
> court, there would be no way under the sun Franz or myself could pay for
> it and for something like this, I doubt there would be any aid.
> 
> Hmmm, isn't this what the FSF has lawyers for?

I'm no lawyer, but what might work is to have two separate limited
companies. If one gets threatened, transfer its assets to the other and
let them sue nothing.

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ian <address@hidden>