[kde-community] Using software created by KDE and KDE-related communities/companies for KDE infrastructure

Ingo Klöcker kloecker at kde.org
Wed Sep 17 19:46:40 BST 2014


On Wednesday 17 September 2014 18:17:14 Christian Dávid wrote:
> Am Dienstag, 16. September 2014, 16:31:23 schrieb Ingo Klöcker:
> > No, the problem is not technical, but legal. If we (resp. the KDE
> > e.V. as our legal representative) would host a Kolab instance then
> > the KDE e.V. would most likely become an email provider (according
> > to German law). And being an email provider in Germany comes with
> > lots of legal requirements and responsibilities.
> 
> Hi Ingo,
> 
> I could not find any laws or regulations for email providers in
> Germany. Can you tell me where to find them (I speak german)?

Among others, I think the Telemediengesetz (or whatever it's called 
nowadays) applies. I got my "knowledge" mostly from reading the c't. 
Please ask a lawyer for details / more information.


Regards,
Ingo
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