Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 17:15:33 +0000 From: Christopher Raven <c.raven@ukonline.co.uk> To: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu> Cc: Kirk Fort <kirk@patrohn.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD finances Message-ID: <364DBAB5.9E43F7AD@ukonline.co.uk> References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9811140857360.340-100000@s8-37-26.student.washington.edu>
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Jason C. Wells wrote: > > On Sat, 14 Nov 1998, Kirk Fort wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >Is there any place online where I could find information or a financial > >report for the freeBSD project. Just roughly how much $ goes into the > >project and where the $ is spent. Is the FreeBSD project a non-profit > >organization or is it incorporated or what? > > FreeBSD, Inc is well... incorporated. It is not a non-profit. I doubt the > information you seek is readily available but I think someone who knows > wouldn't mind sharing financial info with the public. > > Catchya Later, | UW Mechanical Engineering > Jason Wells | http://weber.u.washington.edu/~jcwells/ > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message I believe its been stated sometime previous, and by someone whose name escapes, that FreeBSD is simply incorporated for tax purposes and to protect its "rights". As for being non-profit, it is hard to imagine an organisation that gives its products away ever running at a *profit*. Breaking even maybe on its expenses (hardware, maintenance, etc., etc.,). Then again..... That's just my own 2 cents worth. -- Christopher Raven E-mail: c.raven@ukonline.co.uk & ICQ: 2254369 http://www.FreeBSD.org/ "The Power To Serve" http://www.unmetered.org.uk/ "A PC is for life, not just for Xmas" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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