Re: [gentoo-trustees] Legal advice

[Corey Shields]

Bah..  I can't pull up the paperwork right now because my browser keeps dying, 
but I don't remember a specific 501(c)(6) filing as part of the signed deal.  
If it was, then we may be missing a part of the paperwork that was filed.  
Nonetheless, as you have read in previous -trustee e-mails, we can do a 501
(c)(6) with a 501(c)(3) subsidiary down the road.   I don't know what you 
have against this as it would only be beneficiary to Gentoo.

I'm real confused as to why you feel this would grant you a material change to 
the agreement?..     Filing for a 501(c)(3) is even mentioned in the Gentoo 
Store site, which YOU run..

http://store.gentoo.org/report.php

Again, this has been resolved in a thread weeks ago, so I don't see why it 
needs to be rehashed.  The threat of punishment of our actions by changing 
your end of the deal is very unprofessional in my opinion.  Is this going to 
extend to every trustees decision?  If that possibility exists, maybe we need 
to take a closer look at the "agreed-upon plan".

Cheers,

-Corey

On Thursday 15 July 2004 11:40 am, Daniel Robbins wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Since our agreement was for the NFP to apply for federal trade association
> (not charity) status, exploring the possibility of c3 status constitutes a
> significant change of our agreed-upon plan.
>
> If you choose to apply for c3 status instead, I reserve the right to make
> some reasonable adjustments on my side as well. So while I'm skeptical of
> the legitimacy of applying for c3 status, I'm also open to you getting
> additional legal advice and even applying for c3 status if lawyers agree
> that it's perfectly legitimate.
>
> But it's important for all trustees to understand that this would
> constitute a material change to our agreed-upon plan. If you make changes,
> I reserve the right to make some changes too.
>
> Hopefully, we can stay on the same page, and if any adjustments need to be
> made, we'll try to make sure that they're reasonable to everyone. Just
> please understand that if you tweak the plan, you should be willing to
> allow me to make tweaks as well. If you're not willing to allow me to make
> tweaks, then you shouldn't be willing to make tweaks to the plan either.
> Just trying to be egalitarian here.
>
> Regards,
>
> Daniel
>
>
>
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