Re: [gentoo-nfp] Questions For Gentoo Foundation Trustee Candidates

[Aaron Bauman]

On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 10:56:36AM -0700, Alec Warner wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 10:51 AM Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 10:04:28AM -0700, Alec Warner wrote:
> > > On Sun, Jul 14, 2019 at 7:40 AM Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Sat, Jul 13, 2019 at 07:52:53AM -0700, Alec Warner wrote:
> >
> > <snip>
> >
> > > >
> > > > Can you explain why you ran for election on the platform of dissolving
> > the
> > > > foundation, in favor of an umbrella, but have not conducted any
> > research
> > > > into
> > > > what is required to do so? Presented any definitive options, figures,
> > > > impacts,
> > > > etc to the electorate?
> > > >
> > >
> > > The electorate doesn't care about the details of the foundation. Of the
> > > 80-odd members, ~30 of them will vote.
> > > There are 4 people running and 3 seats, so it doesn't take much to get
> > > elected (as noted earlier in the thread.)
> > >
> >
> > So, you have conducted a poll to back that statement?
> >
>
> I haven not conducted a poll, no.
>
>
> >
> > What if the reasoning of non-interest was simply not to be involved in the
> > mess
> > that is the tax filings?
> >
>
> Then I'd be wrong.
>
>
> >
> > > I'm happy to share a proposal at a later date.
> > >
> >
> > You said a year ago that you wanted to dissolve. So, why hasn't a proposal
> > been
> > brought in a year?
> >
>
> I spent the majority of last year working on the RFP and finding a CPA. One
> has been found. It seemed too early to propose articles of dissolution
> without financial advise on how to wind down (which we now have.)
>
>

Yes, thanks to Matthew for finding a CPA.

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Cheers,
Aaron