On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 at 11:01:05,
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wrote:
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>
>On Fri, 17 Oct 2003 08:15:49 +0000, Tony Firshman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>wrote:
>
>>
>> On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 at 21:46:27, Timothy Swenson wrote:
>> (ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
>>
>>>
>>> I've sort of been following the discussion of the SMSQ/E license (yet
>>> again).
>> So have I, but a great deal of the discussion seems to expand
>> exponentially, with each point being replied to and re-replied etc.
>> I simply lose track (and don't actually have the time to read and
>> understand everything)
>>> I understand the viewpoints of both sides, but I think the practical
>>> side is not being seen.
>>> <snip>
>>> Maybe our best bet for the future is to create a non-profit for the
>>> future of SMSQ/E.
>> I haven't come across this presumably American term.
>> Is this a direct equivalent of a UK charity?
>
>Not really. The differences are subtle but they are there.
>
>A charity is (usually a not-for profit) but a not-for-profit is not
>necessarily a charity.
>
>Ie: The "United Way" is a charity. The "COBOL Working Group" isn't
>although both are (theoretically) not-for-profit.
>
>The simplest distinction would be that a charity deals with money (as
>it is to fund some charitable activity) while a non-charity doesn't (Of
>course there are monetary exchanges but the purpose is different). Ie.
>The charity will raise money for distribution to a cause and operating
>expenses while a non-charity will only do so for operating expenses.
>
>Another difference is that a non-charity N-F-P purpose is usually the
>dissemination of goodwill while a charity is the dissemination of money
>(either directly or indirectly)
>
>Other examples of Not For Profit (but not charities) would be: The
>GreenPeace, Professional Associations (ie The Guild of Thieves? -Ed.)
Ah - a 'charity' in the UK can be anything it seems as long as it is not
trading.
For instance quite a few choirs I have belonged to have been charities.
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