Em Sex, 2005-09-02 às 18:38 +0100, MJ Ray escreveu: > Steve Langasek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Why should *charities* get special consideration, anyway? Being a > > charity doesn't automatically make them aligned with Debian's goals. > Indeed, which is why debian should reach consensus before they > trade. I think charities should get some special consideration > because law enforces some level of openness and honour not > required of other organisations.
I must remember that you're restrictive to UK law. In Brasil, for instance, there is no such thing as "charity organization". We have NGO's which are simply civil associations, not-for-profit, in general. If a NGO fullfill a set of requirements, it can be certified as a "Civil Organization for the Public Interest (OCIP)", which means that it can receive gov's money, and just that. So, a NGO (even a OCIP) is allowed to trade things, because the question (in the brazillian sense) is if there is profit or not. I mean, selling something for a value greater than the cost is *not* profit. Profit (in the brazillian sense) is the value that is shared among share-holders after the balance. So, let's not stick to country-specific laws... daniel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]