<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Thanks Cameron!<div><br></div><div>Legal incorporation is not a requirement for participation in the Season of Docs program. </div><div><br></div><div>If you apply as a representative of your project or organization, we require that you have the permission of that organization (however it grants that permission, whether by a board motion, a vote of the project steering committee, etc.) to represent the organization. </div><div><br></div><div>We assume you have that permission if you submit an application on behalf of an organization. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks!</div><div><br>Erin </div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Fri, Mar 12, 2021 at 3:02 PM Cameron Shorter <<a href="mailto:cameron.shorter@gmail.com" target="_blank">cameron.shorter@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Hi Season of Docs folks,</div><div>I have a few questions from an organization's perspective, and will ask in separate email threads so answers are easier to track.</div><div><br></div><div>--</div><div><br></div>Can an open source project, which is not legally incorporated, apply for a Season of Docs grant?<div><br>In particular, I’m wondering about: <a href="https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/terms/organization-terms" target="_blank">https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs/terms/organization-terms</a> which states:</div><div><br><div><i>“If you are accepting on behalf of your open source organization, you represent and warrant that (i) you have full legal authority to bind your organization to these terms and conditions”</i></div><div><br></div><div>I'm asking:</div><div>1. On behalf of an open source community of volunteers. We have established open source governance processes, with a project steering committee, but no legal standing.</div><div>2. On behalf of a committee within an incorporated open source foundation, where I'm expecting to be able to get the blessing of foundation's board.</div><div><br></div><div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">Cameron Shorter</span><br></div><div>Technical Writer, Google</div></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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