Uh, no, both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations are businesses. A business is basically any entity that is not a natural person or government agency.
A company and a business are synonymous terms. https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/business.asp What Is a Business? Understanding Different Types and Company Sizes investopedia.com An enterprise implies a for-profit entity, though even this isn’t 100% definite. Owen > On Jan 19, 2024, at 02:05, Christopher Hawker <[email protected]> wrote: > > A business infers that its purpose is to make a profit. APNIC Pty Ltd (the > legal entity in which members interact with and that provides services across > the service region) is a not-for-profit company governed by its by-laws, > which determine how it can operate. If Members choose not to engage in the > community, this is their right not to do so, although I strongly encourage > them to. > > I'm not attempting to attack your hidden identity. Rather, I'm encouraging > you to speak up and reveal who you are, and people might just take what you > have to say a little more seriously. For once, you're right, using my real > identity doesn't inherently prove the truthfulness in what I say. However, it > does prove that I am a real person where people can see my active engagement > within the internet community and I hope that they will at least consider > what I have to say. I will say though, the timing in your email is > impeccable. It seems that before every APNIC member meeting and Executive > Council election, the process and the organisation consistently comes under > attack and individuals/organisations seem to attempt to call their ethics and > decisions into question. Fortunately, the vast majority of members who vote, > agree with the fact that APNIC must be protected from those who have ill-will > towards it. > > For what it's worth, I'm not attempting to gain the support of the > Secretariat. They must remain impartial in any discussions that take place > and you'll find that you will only see them respond when either (a) the > question is regarding factual information relating to services, training or > resources they provide or (b) the topic is regarding APNIC's corporate > governance. I think you'll find that my engagement and reasoning is vastly > different to that of the NRS. > > Shame we'll miss you at APRICOT though, for someone that only pays APNIC in > order to obtain IP resources, you sure seem to have an interest in what goes > on. > > Regards, > Christopher Hawker > _______________________________________________ > APNIC-talk - https://mailman.apnic.net/[email protected]/ > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
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