Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

2011-02-08 Thread Jonathan Aquilina
Is the TDF an NGO. If its based in the EU the organization can possibly get a lot of funding from the EU itself. -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly arc

Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

2011-02-08 Thread Ian Lynch
On 8 February 2011 09:18, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: > Is the TDF an NGO. If its based in the EU the organization can possibly get > a lot of funding from the EU itself. Yes but probably not by the end of March! Applying for EU grants is certainly possible and we have expertise in the field but

Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

2011-02-08 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi, thanks for your contributions, great to see things moving! :-) Well, I think opening an US bank account is problematic at least from the time perspective, but maybe also from a legal PoV - our association might not be eligible to do so, as we are accredited in Germany and have special tax

Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

2011-02-08 Thread Jonathan Aquilina
Would you like me to find out whats needed to be an NGO Florian? -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***

[tdf-discuss] Import needs to define codepage

2011-02-08 Thread Simon Cropper
Hi, I am working with LibreOffice at the moment, particularly Calc, and come across a range of problems I identified as originating with the moving/copy-paste/import of data created in Windows (code page 1252) into calc on an Ubuntu machine (Unicode UTF-8); in particular the extended ASCII ch

Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

2011-02-08 Thread Ian Lynch
On 8 February 2011 11:34, Florian Effenberger wrote: > Hi, > > thanks for your contributions, great to see things moving! :-) > > Well, I think opening an US bank account is problematic at least from the > time perspective, but maybe also from a legal PoV - our association might > not be eligible

Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

2011-02-08 Thread BRM
- Original Message > From: Ian Lynch > On 8 February 2011 11:34, Florian Effenberger > wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > thanks for your contributions, great to see things moving! :-) > > > > Well, I think opening an US bank account is problematic at least from the > > time perspective, but

Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

2011-02-08 Thread Benjamin Horst
Would it be legitimate and useful for a private US citizen to set up a Kickstarter with the stipulation that the funding would all be donated to the TDF legal entity in Germany? If this approach is sound, then I or another US-based volunteer could set it up. When the campaign finishes and is di

Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

2011-02-08 Thread BRM
The problem there would be US tax law no? You'd have to pay taxes on it - since you as an individual would be receiving it, taxes which would outweigh the donation write-off you'd get on the other end. Now, I am not a CPA or Tax Accountant, so I would highly recommend talking to one before doing

Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

2011-02-08 Thread Ian Lynch
On 8 February 2011 16:36, BRM wrote: > - Original Message > > > From: Ian Lynch > > On 8 February 2011 11:34, Florian Effenberger < > flo...@documentfoundation.org > > > wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > thanks for your contributions, great to see things moving! :-) > > > > > > Well, I

Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

2011-02-08 Thread Ian Lynch
In the UK there will be no tax to pay if you don't make a profit. Collect the money get an invoice from another entity to the full value of that money and then transfer it and that's it. The only possible problem is VAT. If both companies are registered for VAT in Europe, again no problem but there

Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

2011-02-08 Thread Benjamin Horst
On Feb 8, 2011, at 1:00 PM, Ian Lynch wrote: > In the UK there will be no tax to pay if you don't make a profit. Collect > the money get an invoice from another entity to the full value of that money > and then transfer it and that's it. The only possible problem is VAT. If > both companies are r

[tdf-discuss] Computer Magazine cover CDs

2011-02-08 Thread Zaphod Feeblejocks
Here's one for you marketing gurus - has anyone approached computer magazines about putting LibO on cover disks? -- Zaphod -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list ar

Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

2011-02-08 Thread Zaphod Feeblejocks
On 8 Feb 2011 at 9:45, Ian Lynch wrote: > On 8 February 2011 09:18, Jonathan Aquilina wrote: > > > Is the TDF an NGO. If its based in the EU the organization can possibly get > > a lot of funding from the EU itself. > > > Yes but probably not by the end of March! The EU spend money on useful

Re: [tdf-discuss] 1. Correspondence of LO with odt files 2. Crash when Math formula document.

2011-02-08 Thread Charles Marcus
On 2011-02-06 3:00 PM, Cor Nouws wrote: > Hi, > > First thanks for posting you experiences. > > Epaminondas Diamantopoulos wrote (06-02-11 08:28) > >> 1. At Win XP (SP3) after uninstalling OOo and installed LO the >> application was not considered as default choice fot >> OpenDocumentType files

[tdf-discuss] the Meaning of "access" in manifesto

2011-02-08 Thread Johannes A. Bodwing
Hello, what does "access" mean in the manifesto: "to eliminate the digital divide in society by giving everyone access to office productivity tools free of charge to enable them to participate as full citizens in the 21st century" Is it only the possibility for someone to download from TDF/LO-

Re: [tdf-discuss] the Meaning of "access" in manifesto

2011-02-08 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi Johannes, having monitored the discussion on the German list as well :-) Am Dienstag, den 08.02.2011, 22:28 +0100 schrieb Johannes A. Bodwing: > Hello, > > what does "access" mean in the manifesto: "to eliminate the digital > divide in society by giving everyone access to office productivity

Re: [tdf-discuss] the Meaning of "access" in manifesto

2011-02-08 Thread Johannes A. Bodwing
Hi Christoph, Hi Johannes, having monitored the discussion on the German list as well :-) Am Dienstag, den 08.02.2011, 22:28 +0100 schrieb Johannes A. Bodwing: Hello, what does "access" mean in the manifesto: "to eliminate the digital divide in society by giving everyone access to office prod

Re: [tdf-discuss] the Meaning of "access" in manifesto

2011-02-08 Thread Jason Corfman
Far be it for me to speak on behalf of the TDF, but I would think access here means "freedom or ability to obtain, make use of, or participate in something" [Legal Dictionary: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/access?r=75] (In this case, of course, "something" would be "office productivity too

Re: [tdf-discuss] the Meaning of "access" in manifesto

2011-02-08 Thread Christoph Noack
Hi Johannes! Am Dienstag, den 08.02.2011, 23:12 +0100 schrieb Johannes A. Bodwing: > > The manifesto should rather be our guiding principle - not so much a > > cookbook ;-) In the case above, I assume the local marketing teams > will > > figure out a way to distribute LibreOffice ... to suit the n

Re: [tdf-discuss] Foundation Fundraising

2011-02-08 Thread Florian Effenberger
Hi Jonathan, Jonathan Aquilina wrote on 2011-02-08 12.36: Would you like me to find out whats needed to be an NGO Florian? what do you mean? ;-) Florian -- Florian Effenberger Steering Committee and Founding Member of The Document Foundation Tel: +49 8341 99660880 | Mobile: +49 151 14424108

[tdf-discuss] Re: Computer Magazine cover CDs

2011-02-08 Thread Harold Fuchs
"Zaphod Feeblejocks" wrote in message news:4d519790.20904.10ec6...@zaphod.fj.gmail.com... Here's one for you marketing gurus - has anyone approached computer magazines about putting LibO on cover disks? -- Zaphod . Excellent point. OpenOffice.org is frequently on such CDs/DVDs! -- Harol