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Rich Freeman wrote: |
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> On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 2:54 PM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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>> I would strongly suspect that Gentoo would have to have all its ducks in |
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>> a row before it would even be considered. |
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> Sure, but: |
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> 1. The list of items that need to be settled to move to SPI may be |
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> smaller in scope than the list of things that need to be settled to |
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> keep running the Foundation. |
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> 2. The Foundation would only need to be fully caught up for a moment |
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> in time to execute the handover, and then it would be gone. |
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> 3. Since #1/2 would be a well-defined finite set of work it could be |
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> bid out and professionals could be hired to do the heavy lifting. |
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> I think that this represents a fairly different burden than the one of |
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> trying to keep things running properly forever. If you handed a CPA |
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> $10k to get all the books in order then six months later they'd be a |
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> mess again. |
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> It is like the difference between maintaining a house, and getting it |
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> in good enough shape to sell. Sure, if you've been maintaining your |
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> house all along then nothing needs to be done to sell it, but if not |
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> the prospect of just hiring some professionals to do a fixed set of |
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> cleanup tasks for a short term is probably more welcome than all the |
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> work that goes into keeping the house in tip-top shape all the time. |
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Given that Gentoo has to my knowledge not been able to do that over the |
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last decade or more, I doubt they can now either. I've read that some |
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paperwork can't even be found which may be some of the reason Gentoo is |
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in the mess it is or has been in. It's been bad for long enough that I |
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stopped keeping up with it long ago. I still read posts about it but |
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I'm not aware of Gentoo being in good graces with the IRS in a very long |
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time. It's in good shape code wise tho. The Gentoo folks are good, |
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heck, VERY good, at that. |
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Given the history of Gentoo, If I were SPI, I'd require Gentoo to get |
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its ducks in a row and remain that way for several years before I would |
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even consider accepting it. Heck, if I was rich and could afford a team |
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of lawyers and accountants, I'd still be leery of helping. Bad thing |
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is, every year that passes just means it is more work to do and harder |
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to do. To use your house analogy, if you ignore all the electrical |
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problems, roof leaks and such for years, decades even, then want to sell |
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the house, you got some serious work ahead of you or you about to take a |
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serious haircut on the price. Heck, it may be that no one wants to even |
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buy the thing. That could be where Gentoo finds itself with SPI. |
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Dale |
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:-) :-) |