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To belatedly answer Rene's question:

Yes, we hope so. To start, the Fund will focus on the defense of the
pending litigation and new litigation that may arise. However, we intend to
build up the capacity to provide competent third-party advice to developers
on strategies to reduce their liability.

On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 7:47 PM Ren=C3=A9 Pickhardt <r.pickhardt@googlemail=
.com>
wrote:

>
>
> jack via bitcoin-dev <bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> schrieb am
> Mi., 12. Jan. 2022, 01:35:
>
>> To Bitcoin Developers:
>>
>> Open-source developers, who are often independent, are especially
>> susceptible to legal pressure.
>
>
> Will the fund eventually also help to educate developers about the risks
> they are facing and which measures can be taken to reduce such risks so
> that legal pressure might not even arise in the first place?
>
> The main purpose of this Fund is to defend developers from lawsuits
>> regarding their activities in the Bitcoin ecosystem, including finding a=
nd
>> retaining defense counsel, developing litigation strategy, and paying le=
gal
>> bills. This is a free and voluntary option for developers to take advant=
age
>> of if they so wish.
>
>
> Thank you!
>

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<div dir=3D"ltr">To belatedly answer Rene&#39;s question:<div><br></div><di=
v>Yes, we hope so. To start, the Fund will focus on the defense of the pend=
ing litigation and new litigation that may arise. However, we intend to bui=
ld up the capacity to provide competent third-party advice to developers on=
 strategies to reduce their liability.<br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gma=
il_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 7:4=
7 PM Ren=C3=A9 Pickhardt &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:r.pickhardt@googlemail.com">=
r.pickhardt@googlemail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gma=
il_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,2=
04,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto"><div><br><br><div class=3D"gmai=
l_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">jack via bitcoin-dev &lt;<a =
href=3D"mailto:bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org" target=3D"_blank">bit=
coin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org</a>&gt; schrieb am Mi., 12. Jan. 2022, 0=
1:35:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0p=
x 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">To Bitcoin=
 Developers:<br>
<br>Open-source developers, who are often independent, are especially susce=
ptible to legal pressure. </blockquote></div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></=
div><div dir=3D"auto">Will the fund eventually also help to educate develop=
ers about the risks they are facing and which measures can be taken to redu=
ce such risks so that legal pressure might not even arise in the first plac=
e?</div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto"><div class=3D"gmail_q=
uote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;b=
order-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
The main purpose of this Fund is to defend developers from lawsuits regardi=
ng their activities in the Bitcoin ecosystem, including finding and retaini=
ng defense counsel, developing litigation strategy, and paying legal bills.=
 This is a free and voluntary option for developers to take advantage of if=
 they so wish. </blockquote></div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div di=
r=3D"auto">Thank you!=C2=A0</div></div>
</blockquote></div>

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