Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: TDF Statutes -- check over the EN version

Hi,

Marc Paré wrote on 2012-09-16 16:13:

> Yes, the exercise is not to make the document "sound good", but to fix
> grammatical/spelling errors in EN, establish a proper form (i.e. title
> form should be uniform throughout the text) as well as make the document
> sensible. This, all keeping true to the DE document which supersedes it
> legally.

I agree that there are at least some layout issues and typos that can 
easily be fixed, plus maybe some more.

> If the small team looking at the document is still not satisfactory, we
> should wait till we have a member(s) who is/are familiar with the German
> legal system to help.

No problem about a small but dedicated team - just want to avoid double 
work. :) The issue is that some terms are simply different in the 
various legal systems. Like a "Foundation" is not the same in every 
language - a UK or US Foundation are IMHO rather different to a German 
"Stiftung". At the same time, legally spoken, our "members" are not 
members, but the "board of trustees". There are several things to keep 
in mind when editing the current version, which has been translated with 
the focus on legal correctness.

Florian

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