Date: Sat, 14 Nov 1998 14:17:25 -0700 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> Cc: "Jason C. Wells" <jcwells@u.washington.edu>, Kirk Fort <kirk@patrohn.com>, freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD finances Message-ID: <4.1.19981114141123.00c1b100@127.0.0.1> In-Reply-To: <199811141948.LAA06937@dingo.cdrom.com> References: <Your message of "Sat, 14 Nov 1998 12:33:02 MST." <4.1.19981114123122.04221bd0@127.0.0.1>
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At 11:48 AM 11/14/98 -0800, Mike Smith wrote: >It's a well-known fact that Jordan Hubbard is the CEO of FreeBSD Inc. True. But is he the owner? If not, who owns how much of it? >To the best of my knowledge, "FreeBSD" is not a trademarked term. If it weren't, it could be claimed by BSDI. This would not be good! I certainly hope it *IS* trademarked. >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, the US Government could go after FreeBSD, Inc. and do nasty things -- including possibly seizing some of that equipment. If it really is a full-fledged private corporation, keeping legal is extremely important. >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. --Brett To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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