From owner-freebsd-chat Sun Apr 12 22:14:26 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id WAA06483 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Sun, 12 Apr 1998 22:14:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from ninbox.ml.org (host77-92.airnet.net [209.64.77.92]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA06448 for ; Sun, 12 Apr 1998 22:14:00 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from kris@airnet.net) Received: from airnet.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ninbox.ml.org (8.8.7/8.8.5) with ESMTP id AAA02790 for ; Mon, 13 Apr 1998 00:13:57 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <35319F15.C11C9541@airnet.net> Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1998 00:13:57 -0500 From: Kris Kirby Organization: Absolutely None! X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.05 [en] (X11; U; FreeBSD 2.2.5-RELEASE i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Promoting FreeBSD - the user's piece of the action. References: <199804130217.VAA02346@darkstar.connect.com> <199804130446.WAA07296@lariat.lariat.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Brett Glass wrote: > > At 09:34 PM 4/12/98 -0700, Don Wilde wrote: > > >I think it is very important for FreeBSD, Inc.'s incorporation to be > >switched to 501c3, not just so we who contribute can get a writeoff, but > >it's in a legal way kind of like releasing your source code. > > Bzzzzzt.... Sorry, but Uncle Sam won't buy that. 501(c)(3) status is only > given to organizations that are charitable (as in giving EXCLUSIVELY to > the needy) or education (as in quadrangles, ivy-covered halls, accreditation, > currcicula, etc.). It could be a mutual benefit society, though -- > possibly 501(c)(4). > > --Brett > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message A local hamfest attempted a switch from non-profit to for-profit sometime back. They were originally for-profit, god knows what made them switch. The IRS felt it was suited to fine them back taxes for the non-profit years. This came to ~$10,000 US. Beware of the Beast.... PS: Please read the list charters, specifically the part about CC: headers. http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/eresources:charters.html -- Kris Kirby ------------------------------------------- TGIFreeBSD... 'Nuff said. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message