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Why the headline "The Eclipse Foundation Is Moving to Europe"? This is like writing "ACME Is Moving to the American doublecontinent". Europe is very diverse i
by wolfgke 6y ago
Why the headline "The Eclipse Foundation Is Moving to Europe"?
This is like writing "ACME Is Moving to the American doublecontinent".
Europe is very diverse in sense of languages, countries etc.
So, they should better have written "The Eclipse Foundation Is Moving to Belgium".
- gowld 6y agoWhy Belgium? Why not a city in Belgium? Europe is gelling into a political unit, with the EU and all.
- wolfgke 6y ago> Europe is gelling into a political unit, with the EU and all. Similarly, North and Middle America with the NAFTA (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=North_American_Free_Trade_Agreement&oldid=953332723 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=North_American_Fr...). Keep in mind that the EU started withtrade agreements, too.
- allendoerfer 6y ago> Similarly North and Middle America with the NAFTA But they did not destroy each other completely two times during the last century, so they might be less convinced than Europe, that this is necessary.
- renewiltord 6y agoSure but the crucial thing might be Europe. For instance, I might tell a partner I'm going to the supermarket - not that I'm going to the Safeway Aisles 3/7/8 in the Safeway at the top of Diamond Heights in San Francisco. That's the magic of communication, knowing when to use the specific and when the general. I think they did well here.
- Barrin92 6y ago>Europe is very diverse in sense of languages, countries etc. But not in its sense of handling legal entities. IP law and anything relevant to the operation of a foundation like this is mostly determined by EU law.