[OpenIndiana-discuss] OI Foundation

[Till Wegmueller]

Ok, Just a quick Info mail before everybody gets attached to things.

In the Maintainer call the founding of a Foundation/ or Rather 
Association has been discussed quite a bit. And it's in fact a process 
that was started once but not with a high priority. Thus far getting in 
Volunteers has been a higher priority rather than Organising cash or 
governance.

I get the benefits of a Foundation and a central spot to look at in 
Governance, but thus far we are one core developer (Andreas Wacknitz) 
and supporting maintainers. I love the initiative and Engagement that 
people bring here. And it's needed. But we don't need an official 
Signoff space yet. If people are willing to invest into development, we 
are not holding you guys back. But please be aware who you are and how 
much you have to do with the OI and in fact illumos brand and if another 
name is not more appropriate for an outside initiated initiative. ;)

Greetings
- Till

On 26.05.21 18:32, Gerard Arthus wrote:
> We can roll illumos into the foundation; we can keep the books ourselves,
> just have to pay a cpa to sign off on it if that is desired. I would do the
> tax preparation myself unless a large amount of money was involved. I would
> only do this if the finances were completely transparent and everything was
> posted on the Internet. The main point here should be to use donations
> strictly for development and not sucking administrative cost which is quite
> common in the nonprofit world.
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> On Wed, May 26, 2021 at 5:21 PM Marc Lobelle <marc.lobelle at uclouvain.be>
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>> Yes, I too think it is a good idea and worth a try.
>>
>> Marc Lobelle
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>> On 26/05/2021 20:40, Apostolos Syropoulos via openindiana-discuss wrote:
>>>> We can get this going with at least 3-4 individuals; if there is
>> interest I
>>>> can start putting something together.
>>> This is definitely a great idea.
>>> A.S.
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