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Resending a copy of email to SPI, please do not reply, just for |
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informational purposes. Awaiting a reply, and will follow up then, and |
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cc all further communications. |
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Mr. Garbee(president@×××××××.org), |
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The following was originally sent to board@×××××××.org which is a |
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members only list. Which the email below bounced back. Likely not the |
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proper place/person, but really don't want to ask/discuss the below on a |
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public list at this time. |
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Please advise |
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SPI Board Members, |
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I am seeking some initial general unofficial information as to Gentoo |
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Linux becoming an Associated Project managed by the SPI. Gentoo Linux is |
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a popular meta distribution of Linux, also freeBSD. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gentoo_Linux |
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To date we have struggle to get a foundation of our own going. We are |
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working on reinstating our past entity. Beyond that we are looking for |
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the following |
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1. Management of assets, trademark (when we have funds to purchase |
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it from present owner), cash, etc |
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2. Legal filings, NPO, tax return, etc |
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3. Legal counsel |
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We were looking at the SFC and are fulfilling some requirements they |
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placed on us for joining. I know it's a bit of a long read, but this |
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post by one of our remaining official Gentoo Foundation trustees, |
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basically sums up where things are at. It also contains the list of |
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requirements from the SFC. |
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http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-nfp/msg_01347.xml |
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The SFC presently lacks funds to take on a project of our size. Not to |
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mention is some what new, and has never managed a project like ours. Much |
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less with our existing structure. |
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I know via the SFC's connection to the SFLC. Provides them more of an |
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ability to provide legal counsel than the SPI. But from what I have been |
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told. If Gentoo's Foundation or Project is in proper legal standing, |
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and/or an entity like the SPI managing 1-2 above. We can apply to the |
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SFLC independently for counsel. |
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So likely won't need counsel from SPI, if we can still get 1-2. Which is |
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basically our main problems. Media has been reporting a bit on it due to |
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some internal leakage. Although it's not really as bad, just need to |
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reinstate our existing foundation in New Mexico. Then proceed from |
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there. |
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I am just doing some initial research, to see if the SPI would even be |
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interested. What we need to do before applying, if anything, etc. |
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I will be reporting my findings back publicly to the gentoo-nfp mailing |
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list. I did get permission for this email, inquiry, and initial research |
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from one of our trustees. |
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http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-nfp/msg_01356.xml |
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Thank you for your time, and I look forward to hearing back from the |
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SPI. |
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William L. Thomson Jr. |
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Gentoo/amd64/Java |