Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 13:49:56 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu>, Kirk Fort <kirk@patrohn.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD finances Message-ID: <199811142149.NAA07629@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 14 Nov 1998 14:17:25 MST." <4.1.19981114141123.00c1b100@127.0.0.1>
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> > >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
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