Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: [Libreoffice] Proposal to join Apache OpenOffice

Hi Simon,

2011/6/10 Simon Phipps <simon@webmink.com>:
> On 10 Jun 2011, at 00:24, Manfred Usselmann wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 9 Jun 2011 23:44:15 +0100
> > Simon Phipps <simon@webmink.com> wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > Detail:
> > > There is already a non-profit in existence; it's name is "Freies
> > > Office Deutschland e.V." ("eV" is a German suffix a bit like "Ltd" or
> > > "Inc"),
> >
> > e.V. = registered association

- e. V. - excerpt from Wikipedia
- translated by Google Emphasis added by MR

Registered associations are legal entities.
*They are the full legal capacity*, which means they can themselves as
*legal subjects* to have *rights* and *obligations* are. You can sue
and be sued. The Board represents the Association externally.
[...]
As the registered club members, regardless of its existence, it is a
*corporation* under *private law.*

HTH

an other Manfred

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