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This is an old revision of Blog20101002MageiaLegalManagement made by BenoitAudouard on 2010-10-02 02:01:23.

 

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).
Mageia legal context (draft)
Source is available at Mageia legal xmind (of course WikiLicense applies)

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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