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On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 12:39 PM Alec Warner <antarus@g.o> wrote: |
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> On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 12:05 PM Andreas K. Hüttel <dilfridge@g.o> wrote: |
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>> Am Mittwoch, 26. August 2020, 21:27:56 EEST schrieb Matthew Thode: |
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>> > On 20-08-26 21:23:41, Andreas K. Hüttel wrote: |
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>> > > https://blogs.gentoo.org/mgorny/2020/08/25/is-an-umbrella-organization-a-g |
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>> > > ood-choice-for-gentoo/ |
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>> > > While I'm not the author, I think it's an excellent writeup. |
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>> > Yep, looked good. The one thing I'd like to see it compared to is |
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>> > re-incororation as a non-profit (which may be a requirement to be |
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>> > absorbed under an umbrella org anyway). |
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>> If it's just about being absorbed, well, giving away assets is easier for a |
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>> corporation than for a non-profit. |
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>> I personally suspect re-incororation as a non-profit will in that case a) cost |
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>> us unnecessary time and money, and b) potentially make our life harder once we |
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>> finally get rid of the foundation. |
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> Is getting rid of the Foundation a foregone conclusion? It's unclear to me what folks actually want to do. |
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It seems like getting rid of the Foundation and moving to an umbrella |
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organization is the best thing to do, IMO. |
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