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This is an old revision of Blog20101002MageiaLegalManagement made by BenoitAudouard on 2010-10-02 01:27:51.

 

The legal issue is important for a new distribution, there are several aspects to be covered

Legal management of licenses for Mageia

Well let's focus on what's distributed, mainly libre-software though copyright is not the only thing to take into account (software patents are still illegal in many countries for those trying to prevent fair-sharing and getting selfish-temporary "rights" in some countries, trademarks too have drawbacks unless they are used appropriately).

managing those illegal (in many countries) software patents


What's the use of a fair trademark?

some examples:

for those interested

Implementation should provide two means of contact, depending on the subject:
Discuss -legal only or any need for a -licensing ML ? (IMHO, -legal is sufficient even though it would be public, private contact being possible, only requires proper explanation of what subjects can be addressed and which should not)
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