Why we DO need a legal entity, why it must have "Fedora" in it's name and why it must be granted the trademark

[Christoph Wickert]

Am Samstag, den 21.05.2011, 14:33 -0400 schrieb Jan Wildeboer:
> The three things you mention - money, liability, earnings sound more about 
> running a company and not like a non-profit assisting the day to day 
> proceedings of a community.
> 
> If that is what you want - that is what Red Hat is and offers ;-)

So, ATM Red Hat hardly offers me any money, in fact I offer them credit.
Getting money from Comm Arch works (mostly), but having Red Hat Germany
pay for something is nearly impossible.

Next up are liability and earnings. What can Red Hat offer me there?

If I get a credit card, will there also be a clause that Red Hat takes
over the liability for my bookings? The drafted documents I have seen
seem to indicate the opposite: The contributor is liable to Red Hat.

And what about the earnings? Is comm arch able to receive money from
people who buy swag or ambassadors who buy polos? Is it able to spend
money on something in the fiscal year 2011 and in return receive a
payment for it in 2012? The NPO can because it's not a profit driven
company.

I cannot help it but frankly speaking your reply does not make me feel
as if you really read my initial mail. What can Red Hat as a company
offer to solve our problems?

Regards,
Christoph