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| #### Q: Can a loosely organized group of maintainers be considered to be an _open-source software steward_? | |||
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| In [Article 3(14)][], the CRA defines _open-source software steward_ as a _legal person_ which whould exempt loosely organized groups of maintainers from the obligations of _open-source software stewards_. However, in certain European jurisdictions, groups of people acting in concert have been considered as a _legal person_ in certain cases, even though their relationship wasn't formalized by creating an organization of any kind. So it is possible that in some cases, a loosely organized group of maintainers might be considered as an _open-source software steward_ and therefore be subject to the obligations described in [Article 24][]. It is worth noting that not complying to those obligations doesn't carry penalties as per [Article 64(10)(b)][]. | |||
| In [Article 3(14)][], the CRA defines _open-source software steward_ as a _legal person_ which whould exempt loosely organized groups of maintainers from the obligations of _open-source software stewards_. However, in certain European jurisdictions, groups of people acting in concert have been considered as a _legal person_ in certain cases, even though their relationship wasn't formalized by creating an organization of any kind. So it is possible that in some cases, depending upon national law, a loosely organized group of maintainers might be considered as an _open-source software steward_ and therefore be subject to the obligations described in [Article 24][]. It is worth noting that not complying to those obligations doesn't carry penalties as per [Article 64(10)(b)][]. | |||
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| In [Article 3(14)][], the CRA defines _open-source software steward_ as a _legal person_ which whould exempt loosely organized groups of maintainers from the obligations of _open-source software stewards_. However, in certain European jurisdictions, groups of people acting in concert have been considered as a _legal person_ in certain cases, even though their relationship wasn't formalized by creating an organization of any kind. So it is possible that in some cases, depending upon national law, a loosely organized group of maintainers might be considered as an _open-source software steward_ and therefore be subject to the obligations described in [Article 24][]. It is worth noting that not complying to those obligations doesn't carry penalties as per [Article 64(10)(b)][]. | |
| In [Article 3(14)][], the CRA defines _open-source software steward_ as a _legal person_ which would exempt loosely organized groups of maintainers from the obligations of _open-source software stewards_. However, in certain European jurisdictions, groups of people acting in concert have been considered as a _legal person_ in certain cases, even though their relationship wasn't formalized by creating an organization of any kind. It is possible that in some cases, depending upon national law, a loosely organized group of maintainers might be considered an _open-source software steward_ and therefore be subject to the obligations described in [Article 24][]. It is worth noting that not complying to those obligations doesn't carry penalties as per [Article 64(10)(b)][]. |
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Addresses @ilu33's comment in #1.