> Alain: Will these commercial ventures contribute
> anything to the coffers of the group so that we can
> become self-financing?
Anthony: What expenses would the partnership have?
Alain: Let me start with the administrative stuff:
1. Registering the trademark on the name of our
software; 2. Registering the trademark on the name of
our partnership (perhaps); 3. Registering our
partnership agreement; 4. Registering our collective
copyright (optional but strongly recommended).
Alain: Let's move on now to the technical stuff:
The UFP web server is decreasing in value every day.
It will eventually have to be replaced. Software had
to be upgraded and maintained on a continuous basis.
My free Internet priviledges are going to expire soon.
I am not crying out for help, nor am I whinning in
order to get some sympathy. I am merely pointing out
that one should not presume that everything will
forever be available at no cost.
Anthony: People could always donate, I suppose.
Alain: I suppose (for now) that charitable donations
will indeed be only our means of financing. I, for
one, am committed to seing this project through to the
end, and sink some of my own money into it to achieve
our goal. But depending entirely on charitable
donations is such a precarious route to take. Our lack
of funds may inhibit our development, particularly
when it comes time to promote our wares to the World!
Anthony: Forking can just mean that you think there is
a better way to do it. It is not hostile all the time.
Alain: Granted. But forking is nonetheless to be
avoided when possible. United we stand, divided we
fall ...
> Eric: So, why not use a corporation? Expense - they
> cost around 300$ filing fee and about $1000 for
> lawyers fee.
> Alain: We could raise that much couldn't we?
Anthony: Alain, don't be silly. We don't even have a
product -- or anything resembling one, and you want to
raise money?
Alain: What's silly about about raising a couple of
thousand dollars? It doesn't have to
business-oriented, nor do we necessarily have to have
a product in order to raise some money. The HyperCard
List pulled it off so that they could place an add to
Save HyperCard.
Alain: On another tact, I saw the non-profit scheme
for our incorporation as the ultimate means of freeing
ourselves from liability and, secondarily, as a means
of raising money later on. I have been persuaded by
this group, however, that incorporation is out and
that partnership is the way to go.
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