Re: [gentoo-project] Is an umbrella organization a good choice for Gentoo?

[Aaron Bauman]

On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 01:27:56PM -0500, Matthew Thode wrote:
> On 20-08-26 21:23:41, Andreas K. Hüttel wrote:
> > https://blogs.gentoo.org/mgorny/2020/08/25/is-an-umbrella-organization-a-good-choice-for-gentoo/
> >
> > While I'm not the author, I think it's an excellent writeup.
> >
>
> Yep, looked good.  The one thing I'd like to see it compared to is
> re-incororation as a non-profit (which may be a requirement to be
> absorbed under an umbrella org anyway).
>
> --
> Matthew Thode (prometheanfire)

I agree with both the article and Matthew. We also need to explore the
possibility of reincorporation.

We all should consider the possibility that no umbrella takes
us for various reasons. We may be to large/small, we may have to
reincorporate first to clear taxes fully, they may not have the
resources to handle our project, etc.

Additionally, the article is correct and an umbrella is ideal given
certain factors (e.g. overhead cost, like ideals, etc.)

Finally, we should consider (should no umbrella take us) whether
reincorporation + retention of services will interest more for "running"
the Foundation.

There are a few options here and I think we can set ourselves (as a
distro) up for success by preparing and discussing all possible options.
Let's not sell ourselves on one idea simply because it looks appealing
right now.

-- 
Cheers,
Aaron