Date: Fri, 6 Mar 1998 06:28:34 -0800 (PST) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb> To: jak@cetlink.net (John Kelly) Cc: dg@root.com, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Donations. Message-ID: <199803061428.GAA00154@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <34ff2ee6.38016448@mail.cetlink.net> from John Kelly at "Mar 5, 98 11:11:56 pm"
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John Kelly wrote: > On Thu, 05 Mar 1998 14:25:56 -0800, David Greenman <dg@root.com> > wrote: > > >>Why should donors part with their money if they have no control over > >>getting their concerns addressed? > > > > Jordan was pretty clear about this already. Most non-profit organizations > >work this way, for example - United Way, PBS, etc. The donors *trust* the > >principals to spend the money in a wise and useful manner. > > Yes, but those are organizations performing charitable works for the > public good, and giving the donor a tax deduction. John, please get your facts right before you make statements. 1. FreeBSD does *not* provide tax write-offs to its donors. FreeBSD is *not* a recognized charitable institution. 2. FreeBSD does perform charitable works for the public good. Many educational institutions use FreeBSD as part of their "computing infrastructure". 3. (D)ARPA funded a significant amount of BSD development. Busineses are allowed to use BSD code *almost* without restriction (read the copyright for details). 4. The IRS views FreeBSD as a tax paying entity. jmb > > Can a FreeBSD organization serving the business needs of ISPs and > other likely business donors continue providing tax write-offs to its > donors? I expect the IRS will view it as a business consortium, not a > charitable organization. > > If you can raise significant funding for FreeBSD without giving the > donors any say in funds allocation, more power to you. > > -- > Browser war over, Mozilla now free. > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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