Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2001 22:41:22 -0400 From: "Thomas M. Sommers" <tms2@mail.ptd.net> To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Stallman now claims authorship of Linux Message-ID: <3AE0F352.C8065ACE@mail.ptd.net> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010418003011.045ef3b0@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010418064119.04710720@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010418215113.04440410@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010419204731.00cfb800@localhost> <4.3.2.7.2.20010419225829.04595a80@localhost>
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Brett Glass wrote: > > At 10:07 PM 4/19/2001, Thomas M. Sommers wrote: > >Again, provide a citation. I've read the statute (which takes > >precedence over IRS interpretations (or should)); > > There's a lot more to it than the statute. There are letter rulings > and additional rules. See any good book on forming a non-profit, > or search on the Web for the term "unrelated business income." Agencies do not have the power to repeal statutes; regulations must conform to the statutes. In this case, the statute puts no limitation on unrelated business income, even if the FSF's income from the sale of software (excuse me, the sale of copies of software) is unrelated. For the third time, provide a citation to support your position. > >If you are so sure of yourself, why not bring the matter to the > >attention of the IRS? > > If someone other than myself hadn't already done so, I would. Since the IRS knows about the situation, and since the FSF has not lost its tax-exempt status, it would appear that the FSF is within the law. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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