On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 8:05 AM, a.l.e <[email protected]> wrote: > hi dave >
>> >> Plus, in general, the only reason to create an association for a free >> software project is a bank account, some kind of co-ordinated >> marketing/branding campaign, and elected representatives. You don't >> need an association to do the 2nd & 3rd. > > most of what you write in here does not apply under swiss laws and / or may > not apply depending on the type of association we want to create. > (basically, an association without commercial goals and with a revenue under > a certain level can't be registered for taxes, the paperwork is very minimal > and you don't even have to register the association anywhere; you still need > an election once a year, but -- under certain circumstances -- only one > person may have to be present). > > to make the things even simplier, we agreed that -- if we decide to create > an association in switzerland and i can make sure that the whole process is > legal under swiss laws -- the bof in bruxelles will be considered as the > founding meeting of the association. Hi there- Maybe we could have both things? Havr a minimal registered association uner Switerland laws, that would rely on an entity like the SFLC to deal with the money and tax-deduction for donations bureaucracy? Regards, js -><- > > ciao > a.l.e > > _______________________________________________ > CREATE mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create > _______________________________________________ CREATE mailing list [email protected] http://lists.freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo/create
