Dmalloc, > This is our attempt at registering a not-for-profit, tax exempt > company which could help us take Fink to the next level. It would > enable us to improve our level of service, it would also enable us to > put a better system in place to acquire funds which will then benefit > the community as a whole. Right now we are struggling with that > project.
Help is available from three groups: 1) Software in the Public Interest 2) Software Freedom Law Center 3) the open source foundations mailing list For (3), let me know who in Fink is leading the NPO effort and I'll subscribe you. My suggestion is that you either join SPI or the SFLC conservancy until you can raise some money. Then you can use that money to do a real incorporation. I know from bitter personal experience that in addition to the up-front cash and time, running a 501(c)3 in the US requires a member of your project to spend 50 to 100 hours a year doing paperwork, plus board meetings, etc. So it's not something you want to rush into. Oh, and for my part, I think fink is better than ever. -- Josh Berkus PostgreSQL @ Sun San Francisco ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2008. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Fink-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/fink-users
