From owner-freebsd-chat Sat Nov 14 13:51:30 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA18663 for freebsd-chat-outgoing; Sat, 14 Nov 1998 13:51:30 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (castles134.castles.com [208.214.165.134]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA18654 for ; Sat, 14 Nov 1998 13:51:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (LOCALHOST [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA07629; Sat, 14 Nov 1998 13:49:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199811142149.NAA07629@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Brett Glass cc: Mike Smith , "Jason C. Wells" , Kirk Fort , freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD finances In-reply-to: Your message of "Sat, 14 Nov 1998 14:17:25 MST." <4.1.19981114141123.00c1b100@127.0.0.1> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 13:49:56 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org > > >As for the hardware; most of what's been purchased by FreeBSD Inc. is > >scattered to the far corners of the globe, in the hands of developers. > >Most of the hardware the Project uses is actually funded by Walnut Creek > >CDROM. > > True. But if it's a privately held corporation, and it's been given stuff, > that's income -- and the gain should be reflected either on a corporate > tax return or on the tax returns of the private owners. Otherwise, I don't believe I've implied that ownership of anything has been transferred. What WC purchases remains WC's property; it's simply a matter of what it's allowed to be used for, and by whom. > >Some contributed funds have been used to purchase consultant time to > >address specific problems. > > Which is good. Again, though, there's paperwork associated with doing > this -- and penalties if you don't send in the proper forms. So kind of you to be so concerned, but what gives you the impression that this isn't already being done? -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message