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On 2015.04.26 09:09, Alec Warner wrote: |
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> On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 10:33 PM, Robin H. Johnson |
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[snip] |
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> Its not clear that violating the CoC is "contrary to the purposes of |
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> the |
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> foundation" because the purposes themselves are also narrowly defined |
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> and |
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> it may not be feasible to get the votes you expect without a wording |
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> change. |
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[snip] |
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The "purposes of the foundation", from the Articles of Incorporation is |
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stated as |
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<quote> |
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Article III |
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The Corporation is organized and at all times shall be operated, on a |
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non-profit basis exclusive far the advancement and education and |
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promotion of software development in an open environment. |
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</quote> |
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Those words were carefully chosen by a lawyer, so we have a chance of |
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realising formal NPO status. If we want to change the "purposes of the |
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foundation" we need to be careful not to throw away our NPO prospects |
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in the process. |
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The Foundation Bylaws are the implementation details to explain how we |
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comply with applicable New Mexico corporate law and our Articles of |
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Incorporation. They were mostly written by lawyers too but are far |
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easier to change. |
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Regards, |
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Roy Bamford |
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(Neddyseagoon) a member of |
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elections |
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gentoo-ops |
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forum-mods |
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trustees |
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