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On Wednesday 13 February 2008, Chuanwen Wu wrote: |
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> Hi, I try to translate the GMN(2008-01-21), and now I want to know |
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> what "NFP" exactly means or the full spelling of "NFP" in the section |
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> below. |
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> Foundation Status |
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> Grant Goodyear, one of our active foundation trustees, recently gave |
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> an update on the status of the Gentoo foundation on his blog. The |
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> Gentoo Foundation does still exist, and the required paperwork to |
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> reinstate our NFP status has been filed. For more information, you can |
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> read Grant's post on the gentoo-nfp mailing list. |
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> |
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> Any help will be appreciated? |
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It literally means "Not For Profit" and is a term used for charities to |
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distinguish them from commercial (being run for profit) businesses. |
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Regards, |
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Mick |
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