[Foundation-l] How not to manage opensource project

[Ray Saintonge]

David Gerard wrote:

>That said, it still strikes me as odd to see that amount of
>speculative text before, er, asking what the words legally mean as
>used.
>
Normally in law words have their regular dictionary definition unless 
the statute provides a more specific definition.

Thus according to the 2001 New Oxford Dictionary of English:
    "govern": conduct the policy, action and affairs of; control, 
influence or regulate.
    "manage": be in charge of, administer, run, regulate; maintain 
control or influence over.

This is much closer to the meaning that the French speakers are 
concerned about.  If somehow certain Americans believe that these words 
should have a more benign interpretation there should be some legal 
basis for that.  One deals with these ambiguities before they become 
real problems.  When the dispute goes so far that the courts are left to 
decide they will do so on the basis of what they have in front of them.  
Judges tend to be unmoved when people complain that they thought the 
opponent differs from what is on paper.

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