Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.osuosl.org (smtp1.osuosl.org [140.211.166.138]) by lists.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2C7EAC001E for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:47:54 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by smtp1.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 27CB083E3A for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:47:54 +0000 (UTC) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at osuosl.org X-Spam-Flag: NO X-Spam-Score: -2.098 X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.098 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, HTML_MESSAGE=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001] autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no Authentication-Results: smtp1.osuosl.org (amavisd-new); dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=googlemail.com Received: from smtp1.osuosl.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp1.osuosl.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id JGrfISxeprH7 for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:47:53 +0000 (UTC) X-Greylist: whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.8.0 Received: from mail-wm1-x329.google.com (mail-wm1-x329.google.com [IPv6:2a00:1450:4864:20::329]) by smtp1.osuosl.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6DAB98339C for ; Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:47:53 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail-wm1-x329.google.com with SMTP id f141-20020a1c1f93000000b003497aec3f86so584630wmf.3 for ; Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:47:53 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlemail.com; s=20210112; h=mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date:message-id:subject:to :cc; bh=jPhhbift7SuMXj6luulMIlxPlrecTRHa2zheVdOQFLY=; b=i9ZTblyJy6hjP6ixx7bvCq9S++Kae2rjBFKcOkD8KN8rJnwV4gINGlvnWetrm8rh7W VcN/2vxlrcO2eehuMNrTeF+PPKl9/zcUIqLO6pqama6pBQKF6uSvO12tMImKooN7xrD8 VhRT+2Fzvp45l7y9ZEBMTiDEP2u3ZVo+pL6K/YWdJzedaA10jTCz0dgVNdN2zPlKyEG5 NQZBcqQvDkHnmf2kCquBY5NZyTZwHOvj2WfhvAG1YSkhu9ivdTR0tHznSvIUtNK4M6vr uSVDfKeNjSC6YPLeXzwkvJ3IHUnFvKcfTDi3XHs4H76xdRVYOiuYpN8up03MDkJWmx60 S/dg== X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20210112; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=jPhhbift7SuMXj6luulMIlxPlrecTRHa2zheVdOQFLY=; b=POD+5AR3Kc05PaxoHxnFAAYb+QR4GueeIr2j+Du+1M74pYbVFndo1BIFPK4UmkFQkY fe8gDZI+N7W/wn2rDuXk98PnCAdkuMFSJehsuSKSDSxXhU4HPfzijS5Mdh3Ya26u8DaM UM6s/bKZu9M46g166ZVHifUAa83KFxGD2IIFcnSGiI1Q8QG+xbDpObdjuM6Y2enWqFew r+Bj/RCATeObMRX1L65MhoUq/omVZbfC/DIQrEm7ux0XJIuu5FJ9s689avfQ+YWofkXX t6hyXBJRuA+eObDyE/6m33tEuJyUuVv9cg/QcA+hPOAtdB+17GwBJpbZeZlS0Vn5aLlW 0w9Q== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM531lKdaiizJQSr7xkO0fUwok7qT6xcOXmAfuQ9rnpIyr3fqaAUNd c5hDMhmDUI5BjOatTQI1Dv/UuY0hdBBckZ2hf/U= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxC0vm7HGQCWleQge8hvpgPMbC1YMfslYWKLsqlNTePSiuDyCZAyIj+q273AUHvKVbH4dkfBilFvivDdPFCPqc= X-Received: by 2002:a1c:43c5:: with SMTP id q188mr4328973wma.54.1641948471646; Tue, 11 Jan 2022 16:47:51 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <282EF45D-78A4-45E6-BCA2-3ADE6C8D4E11@squareup.com> In-Reply-To: <282EF45D-78A4-45E6-BCA2-3ADE6C8D4E11@squareup.com> From: =?UTF-8?Q?Ren=C3=A9_Pickhardt?= Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 01:47:41 +0100 Message-ID: To: jack , Bitcoin Protocol Discussion Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="000000000000645fe505d557ebd4" X-Mailman-Approved-At: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 01:02:49 +0000 Cc: alex@chaincode.com Subject: Re: [bitcoin-dev] Bitcoin Legal Defense Fund X-BeenThere: bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: Bitcoin Protocol Discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:47:54 -0000 --000000000000645fe505d557ebd4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" jack via bitcoin-dev schrieb am Mi., 12. Jan. 2022, 01:35: > To Bitcoin Developers: > > Open-source developers, who are often independent, are especially > susceptible to legal pressure. Will the fund eventually also help to educate developers about the risks they are facing and which measures can be taken to reduce such risks so that legal pressure might not even arise in the first place? The main purpose of this Fund is to defend developers from lawsuits > regarding their activities in the Bitcoin ecosystem, including finding and > retaining defense counsel, developing litigation strategy, and paying legal > bills. This is a free and voluntary option for developers to take advantage > of if they so wish. Thank you! --000000000000645fe505d557ebd4 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable


jack via bitcoin-dev <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> s= chrieb am Mi., 12. Jan. 2022, 01:35:

Will the fund eventually also help to educate develop= ers about the risks they are facing and which measures can be taken to redu= ce such risks so that legal pressure might not even arise in the first plac= e?

The main purpose of this Fund is to defend developers from lawsuits regardi= ng their activities in the Bitcoin ecosystem, including finding and retaini= ng defense counsel, developing litigation strategy, and paying legal bills.= This is a free and voluntary option for developers to take advantage of if= they so wish.

Thank you!=C2=A0
--000000000000645fe505d557ebd4--