On Thu, 8 Aug 2013 14:22:42 -0500, Curtis wrote in message <CAHtsj_c=Q5kz=6owg77u5v3jbvzdeadxh-zns5dpm+bggux...@mail.gmail.com>: > On Thu, Aug 8, 2013 at 3:52 AM, Stefan Seifert <n...@detonation.org> > wrote: > > > Hi! > > > > we had the discussion a while ago and now lwn.net published a great > > article on > > the subject: > > > > http://lwn.net/Articles/561336/ > > > > According to > > http://wiki.flightgear.org/Project_Infrastructure_Enhancements > > it's still an open issue on how to handle donations to FlightGear. > > > > Well worth a read, > > Stefan > > Hi Stefan, > > Thanks for posting the LWN link. Definitely some good advice to think > about. From the 2 minutes I can afford to think about these things > right now, I definitely agree that joining an umbrella organization > would be the best option for FlightGear should we choose to move > forward on any of this. Finding the right umbrella organization might > be the trickier part. :-) > > Curt.
..indeed, and http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/08/osdv/all/ suggests the IRS might have a problem with the GPL allowing profitable distribution of FG. Picking the right umbrella organization I guess will prove crucial, and their lawyers may be able to help shave a few years off the approval procedure. Take care. -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt Karlsen ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get 100% visibility into Java/.NET code with AppDynamics Lite! It's a free troubleshooting tool designed for production. Get down to code-level detail for bottlenecks, with <2% overhead. Download for free and get started troubleshooting in minutes. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48897031&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
