----- Original Message ---- > From: toki <toki.kant...@gmail.com> > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > On 02/08/2011 04:36 PM, BRM wrote: > > Why resort to deception and Microsoft-esque tactics to promote LO? > > FWIW, it isn't uncommon for 501(c)3 organizations to have a for-profit > organization operating "at an arm's length". Microsoft-esque only if you > think that a 501(c)(3) organization should pay corporate income tax on > all the revenue it generates. > > Depending upon how much revenue is generated from sources other than > grants and donations, for the US at least, serious consideration needs > to be given to establishing a for-profit that operates at an arm's length. >
If you make the connection between the two organization extremely clear, then there is no issue. The deception comes when one organization tries to use the other to say/do something while both are trying to pretend the two are not related. That is what I am referring to. Ben -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to discuss+h...@documentfoundation.org Archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ *** All posts to this list are publicly archived for eternity ***
