Date: Thu, 31 May 2001 09:08:14 -0700 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: John Daniels <jmd526@hotmail.com> Cc: chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD Foundation clarification Message-ID: <20010531090814.H19893@nexus.root.com> In-Reply-To: <F462OMyAkughpYM1lL70000156a@hotmail.com>; from jmd526@hotmail.com on Thu, May 31, 2001 at 04:24:55AM -0400 References: <F462OMyAkughpYM1lL70000156a@hotmail.com>
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>Can anyone explain what the FreeBSD Foundation is? Is this a real entity? >The terms FreeBSD Core / FreeBSD Foundation / FreeBSD Project seem to be >used interchangeably at times in the mailing lists, but I have not found a >reference that indicates that "FreeBSD Foundation" is anything more than a >means of refering to the project or core. > >I saw an email from Justin Gibbs in November about 501(c)(3) nonprofit >status for FreeBSD and I would think that this effort might be on behalf of >behalf of some, presumeably nonprofit, entity like "FreeBSD Foundation" but >I have not seen any email, press release, or other notice that states that >such an entity officially exists. > >Oh, and can anyone comment on the progress of the 501(c)(3) effort? My >understanding is that it has been in the works now for at least 15 months. > >Thanks in advance. Justin Gibbs <gibbs@freebsd.org> would be the person to ask about this. He's on vacation until June 10th, however, so I wouldn't expect a timely response from him right now. -DG David Greenman Co-founder, The FreeBSD Project - http://www.freebsd.org President, TeraSolutions, Inc. - http://www.terasolutions.com Pave the road of life with opportunities. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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