Date: Sun, 21 Aug 2011 02:14:59 -0700 From: perryh@pluto.rain.com To: fullermd@over-yonder.net Cc: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD problems/solutions: voting system & marketing surveys Message-ID: <4e50cc93.XBU8OPPxT6j9s9eK%perryh@pluto.rain.com> In-Reply-To: <slrnj4r99s.28dr.vadim_nuclight@kernblitz.nuclight.avtf.net> References: <slrnj4r99s.28dr.vadim_nuclight@kernblitz.nuclight.avtf.net>
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> ... it's my understanding that there are significant legal > issues which prevent the Foundation from acting in this way > (taking targetted donations, acting as an escrow party on > specific bounties). If the problems are purely legal, there is likely a solution -- provided there is a willingness to look for it. Worst case, e.g. if the problem is a fundamental incompatibility with the Foundation's 501c3 status rather than merely a reluctance to undertake the necessary bookkeeping and other administrative tasks, it might be necessary to set up a separate legal entity to undertake those activities. FreeBSD would hardly be the first 501c3 entity to use that approach.
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