On 7/8/06, B Salmon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Getting the foundation on the way sounds real good. and using the OGF name
may not matter too much as we would be using the acronym, which would not
really associate it with graphics. As long as the charter allows for other
hardware options this may not be a problem.
It seems from earlier conversations that obtaining tax free status is very
difficult in the States, and because of the penalties incourred if this is
lost, any patents or copyrights which it owns could be at risk.
Perhaps
1. Use another foundation/organization to hold and protect the Ownership of
copyrights/patents if we decide to do this.
For instance, Traversal. If the OGF in some way paid for it, then the
contract would require Traversal to grant free license to GPL users,
OGF, and other important groups.
2. Use the US but accept we will have to give tax. (this may not be a very
bad idea - it will be central and free from exchange rate movements, and at
least we all comprehend what the tax situation is)
Given that Traversal is a US company, it might just make things
easier. Also, where are most OGP members from? If they're more from
europe, maybe we could do it from an EU state.
3. find an organization which will do this paper work for us to make sure we
dont have tax - FSF help here?
Could be. I tried contacting them once, but got no response. Perhaps
someone else will have luck.
4. Use another country. Perferrably one which uses the US$ (harder to keep
together and not central)
Yeah, exchange rates can be a problem. But you might be able to
manage most of the money in USD even if you're in Europe or Asia. I
bet many Swiss banks handle lots of different currencies.
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