> Such a thing limits what a DAO can do - for example, it can't sign agreements with regular companies (it's not a legal entity) or it cannot employ people.
The article starts by saying that they want to demonstrate that Mozilla is not the sole entity behind rust.
After that, the very first reason they give for wanting to start a foundation is to sign contracts.
> Lately, though, the Rust project has started to hit the limits of what Mozilla can reasonably support. One common example that arises is the need to have some entity that can legally sign contracts “for the Rust project”. For example, we wished recently to sign up for Github’s Token Scanning program, but we weren’t able to figure out who ought to sign the contract.
The article starts by saying that they want to demonstrate that Mozilla is not the sole entity behind rust.
After that, the very first reason they give for wanting to start a foundation is to sign contracts.
> Lately, though, the Rust project has started to hit the limits of what Mozilla can reasonably support. One common example that arises is the need to have some entity that can legally sign contracts “for the Rust project”. For example, we wished recently to sign up for Github’s Token Scanning program, but we weren’t able to figure out who ought to sign the contract.