On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 3:12 PM, Noah Gift <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 9, 2009 at 10:04 AM, Ben Bangert <[email protected]> wrote: >> Noah, you work at Weta, thats a big (and rather profitable) company that >> uses Python. Maybe you could get some of them to sic some full-time >> programmers on making the system as flawless as you speak of for the good of >> all python packages? :) > > I do agree, this is something that companies that use open source > software should do. I am also willing to help present it to > management.
You did mention a while ago that the company may be willing to contribute financially to Python projects, if a suitable nonprofit structure were in place to receive the funds. Given that such a structure does not exist at this point, it would be worth asking them to contribute some developer time instead, either yours or hiring somebody. That way it's merely a code contribution which is tax-neutral, and something that the company can do unilaterally. You can point out that by contributing, they're encouraging others likewise to contribute, which will benefit the company. (And has already benefited the company since they're using the software.) At PyCon I happened to sit next to the PSF treasurer during lunch, so I mentioned to him that some Python projects have been looking for help to set up a nonprofit structure to receive donations. He said he would look into it, but that all the scenarios he can think of require a lot of paperwork and accounting and legal liability on the PSF's part, and may be both peripheral to the PSF's mission and overkill for the small amount of money that each project is likely to attract. I gave him the address of a Seattle sports group that has a similar structure, where each team is a member and can receive pass-through donations and keep their own accounting. He said he'd look into how they do it and whether it would be feasable for the PSF. But in the meantime, it may be that in-kind donations are just easier overall. -- Mike Orr <[email protected]> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "pylons-discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pylons-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
