On 07/24/2013 07:33 AM, Brendan Jones
wrote:
On
07/24/2013 03:50 AM, "Jóhann B. Guðmundsson" wrote:
Earlier this evening I was asked how I
expected Fedora to function in
any way similarly to how it does now without the backing of one
or more
organizations like Red Hat.
I gave the quick answer "through donations" since I was not in
mood to
give the detailed answers ( and taint that thread even further )
however
I'm about do it here to certain extent since the questioner
probably did
not expect me to have actually given this any thought which I
actually
have although I have not chiselled it into stone, making it the
concrete
proposal the community demands since it's just a small fraction
of a
True gifts are largely unregulated and untaxed.
larger idea or rather vision I have but I have decide it be the
correct
time to share that part of that vision of mine with the rest of
the
community to gather feedback.
Under the current model I thought it is not possible to make
monetary donations to Fedora (I remember Jared Smith saying
something about this at a linuxconf.au a while back) Hardware,
physical items, consumable media etc is OK though. Something to do
with US taxes, correct me if I'm wrong.
I dont think "gift economy" will work for us either because
anything you "give" to the project can be seen as being given with
the anticipation of return or obligations under us laws.
Anyone from the legal needs to answer the question what the options
are regarding the Fedora trademark and donations ( can it /needs it
to be change from trademark to something else ) and what Red Hat can
and cannot do ( even if it's not willing to do that ) so we can as a
community focus on the options available to us.
The other alternative is to simply reallocate the entire community
and infrastructure outside US under a new name ( if so where? )
which begs the question if Red Hat can and will continue to support
us if we do.
JBG
For years, I make soup for my elderly neighbor,
simply as a kind gesture. Then, I go through a rough financial
time after setting my kitchen on fire. My neighbor, who just
received a large inheritance, gives me $2000 to help out. These
gestures do seem to arise from pure generosity and charity, so
hopefully I wouldn’t have to include the $2000 in my income. - See
more at:
http://www.shareable.net/blog/how-to-legally-open-a-gift-economy#sthash.xafaMsTT.dpuf
True gifts are largely unregulated and untaxed.
True gifts are largely unregulated and untaxed.
True gifts are largely unregulated and untaxed.
True gifts are largely unregulated and untaxed.
True gifts are largely unregulated and untaxed