Yeah, we'd have to think about a legal entity to associate ourselves with and handle the money. (Again, should we be so lucky :-D )
On 11 November 2014 14:53, Tres Finocchiaro <tres.finocchi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Getting too much money should not be a problem. These money can be put to >> a more long-term relationship with the developer. Don't let it stop you! > > > Not a problem for you, perhaps. That doesn't mean it is not a problem. Too > much money is a serious problem. It can put the project into a tax burden > that we aren't prepared for. > > I'm not even sure of the legalities of paying a developer without having a > tax id. I'm mostly familiar with US tax law and we use 1099 form for these > things. I'm sure each jurisdiction handles it differently. > > The problem is, we aren't an entity that is registered in any nation, state > or province to perform business transactions. This puts the tax burden on > the individual receiving the money (which is currently me). So, yes, too > much money is a problem and I'd prefer if we stop making sensational > statements like this as it lends little to the conversation. :) > > - tres.finocchi...@gmail.com > > On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 4:05 AM, Louigi Verona <louigi.ver...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> I think hiring Harry is a great idea. Harry is a top class developer with >> lots of motivation - and a great, great guy too! >> >> Getting too much money should not be a problem. These money can be put to >> a more long-term relationship with the developer. Don't let it stop you! >> >> Louigi. (wants LMMS to become a "serios DAW" and believes it is >> realistic!) >> >> On Tue, Nov 11, 2014 at 12:40 AM, Tres Finocchiaro >> <tres.finocchi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I would say "we should be so lucky"! >>> >>> >>> Yeah, it sounds rather romantic to envision tens of thousands or even >>> hundreds of thousands of dollars/euros to the project's disposal, but it's >>> quite the opposite actually. Unless we have an immediate objective for such >>> money, we'd be in a very difficult spot to know how to distribute it. >>> Finding developers like Harry is a good start, but putting more and more >>> money at a single developer won't make the code generate any faster, and >>> managing these types of campaigns can send us to the moon and back. >>> (figuratively speaking... let me explain). >>> >>> For example... Musopen, started with an $11,000 USD budget, but instead >>> raised $68,000 (2,288 donaters). Aaron Dunn -- the owner of Musopen -- >>> decided to take the FOSS approach at Chopin scores by making them free, but >>> in a very high quality and modern format. That was 4 years ago. Good, bad >>> or indifferent, the money he raised was enough to send him around the world >>> looking for the best of the best.... He sent this email to me last month: >>>> >>>> [...] >>>> As for the music, we will begin uploading the Chopin music we have so >>>> far to the website so you, and everyone else, can begin downloading and >>>> enjoying it. As we complete the set, I will send periodic updates here, and >>>> add it to a new Chopin composer page we are adding to the site. (Preview: >>>> https://dev.musopen.org/composer/frederic-chopin/ ) >>>> Apologies this has taken so long, but we are glad to be able to get >>>> everything shipped out now. >>>> Please feel free to email me if you have any questions or concerns, and >>>> thank you again for supporting this project. >>> >>> >>> So Aaron Dunn has spent the last 4 years of his life managing a >>> Kickstarter he created with an initial $11,000 budget. IIRC, Vesa's >>> estimation for funding LMMS was $8,000. Unless we have an equivalent to >>> Aaron Dunn in our community -- capable of dedicating an abundance of time to >>> this -- I feel very strongly that we have to be careful how much money we >>> accept. >>> >>> As far as this statement: >>> >>>> we already have a donate button on the homepage and an account where the >>>> money goes, right? >>> >>> >>> Yes, it currently goes to donati...@lmms.io (currently this redirects to >>> my personal paypal account which was decided by Lukas and Toby). >>> >>> -Tres >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. >>> Monitor 10 servers for $9/Month. >>> Get alerted through email, SMS, voice calls or mobile push notifications. >>> Take corrective actions from your mobile device. >>> >>> http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=154624111&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk >>> _______________________________________________ >>> LMMS-devel mailing list >>> LMMS-devel@lists.sourceforge.net >>> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lmms-devel >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Louigi Verona >> http://www.louigiverona.ru/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Comprehensive Server Monitoring with Site24x7. 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