<div>                <br>Do we need an OI specific organization?  Why could this not be handled by the existing  Illumos Foundation?  That was what I was going to propose.  We're using the same base OS.  So far as I know, OI just adds GUI support.  So having the Illumos Foundation simply maintain a ledger entry for OI specific financial contributions and disburse them seems much lower cost.<br><br>Another foundation is immediately burdened by the cost of tax preparation among other things.<br><br>Reg<br><br>            </div>            <div class="yahoo_quoted" style="margin:10px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid #ccc;padding-left:1ex;">                        <div style="font-family:'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:#26282a;">                                <div>                    On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 12:33:31 PM CDT, Gerard Arthus <garthus801@gmail.com> wrote:                </div>                <div><br></div>                <div><br></div>                <div><div id="yiv3617993775"><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="yiv3617993775gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">Well I need one to two more people to place their name on the entity we create. It would be set up that there would be no compensation for members of the Board and that all revenues collected would go to Code development and maintenance. I and some others will provide the money for the filing fees and we can run it from one of my servers. As far as cleaning up the technical documentation...That can be dealt with after the foundation is established. I like the FREEBSD Model and could begin the process as soon as others agree.</div><div class="yiv3617993775gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><br clear="none"></div><div class="yiv3617993775gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">Gerry</div><div class="yiv3617993775gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><br clear="all"></div><div><div class="yiv3617993775gmail_signature" dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Gerard Arthus<br clear="none">409 Lowell Avenue East<br clear="none">Mishawaka, Indiana<br clear="none"></div><div>United States<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">46545<br clear="none">Cell - 574-302-7731<br clear="none">Home - <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect">574-520-1337</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">Instructor ITT-Tech - Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Engineering.</div><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:garthus801@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:garthus801@gmail.com">garthus801@gmail.com</a><br clear="none">Notary The State of Indiana #685426<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.OpenEducation.org">http://www.OpenEducation.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://openeducation.org/moodle/">http://openeducation.org/moodle/</a> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);">(For Course Portal)</span></span><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255);"> Log In as Guest</span><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=tab_pro">http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=tab_pro</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/gerard.arthus">http://www.facebook.com/gerard.arthus</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardphilosophicalwritings">https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardphilosophicalwritings</a> <span style="color:rgb(56,118,29);"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">(Philosophical Discussions)<span></span></span></span><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardpoems">https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardpoems</a><span style="color:rgb(39,78,19);"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> (Poems)</span></span><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardzoe?sort=titleSorter">https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardzoe?sort=titleSorter</a><span style="color:rgb(153,0,255);"> <span style="background-color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er community OI is in serious jeopardy.  That would distress me greatly.  For me, contributing money is much less of a burden than trying to work on stuff myself.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">Reg<br clear="none"><br clear="none">            </div>            <div style="margin:10px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex;">                        <div style="font-family:Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:rgb(38,40,42);">                                <div>                    On Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 11:50:02 AM CDT, Gerard Arthus <<a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:garthus801@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:garthus801@gmail.com">garthus801@gmail.com</a>> wrote:                </div>                <div><br clear="none"></div>                <div><br clear="none"></div>                <div><div id="yiv3617993775gmail-m_-4215556495683837432yiv1327372155"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">I have been using Solaris since 1999 and was always impressed with its stability. If there is interest in putting together a Foundation or organization for Open Indiana, I will take care of all of the legal aspects concerning its establishment; however there will have to be other interested people willing to place their names on the governing body of such an organization.  Anyone interested should contact me through this list or you can use my personal email. The tax deductible aspect is what can actually attract funding and this can be accomplished with a little work. I would much prefer an organization where the people running it are volunteers and all proceeds will go   to the maintenance of the OI codebase and related software applications.</div><div style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">We can get this going with at least 3-4 individuals; if there is interest I can start putting something together.</div><div style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">Best wishes,</div><div style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;"><br clear="none"></div><div style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">Gerry<br clear="all"></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Gerard Arthus<br clear="none">409 Lowell Avenue East<br clear="none">Mishawaka, Indiana<br clear="none"></div><div>United States<br clear="none"></div><div dir="ltr">46545<br clear="none">Cell - 574-302-7731<br clear="none">Home - <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect">574-520-1337</a><br clear="none"><br clear="none"><div style="font-family:verdana, sans-serif;">Instructor ITT-Tech - Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, and Computer Engineering.</div><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:garthus801@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:garthus801@gmail.com">garthus801@gmail.com</a><br clear="none">Notary The State of Indiana #685426<br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.OpenEducation.org">http://www.OpenEducation.org</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://openeducation.org/moodle/">http://openeducation.org/moodle/</a> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> <span style="color:rgb(255,0,0);">(For Course Portal)</span></span><span style="color:rgb(255,0,255);"> Log In as Guest</span><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=tab_pro">http://www.linkedin.com/profile/edit?trk=tab_pro</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="http://www.facebook.com/gerard.arthus">http://www.facebook.com/gerard.arthus</a><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardphilosophicalwritings">https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardphilosophicalwritings</a> <span style="color:rgb(56,118,29);"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);">(Philosophical Discussions)<span></span></span></span><br clear="none"><a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" target="_blank" href="https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardpoems">https://archive.org/details/arthusgerardpoems</a><span style="color:rgb(39,78,19);"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);"> (Poems)</span></span><br clear="none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