On Wed, February 16, 2011 17:08, Rainer Duffner wrote:
Am 16.02.2011 um 22:29 schrieb Larry Vaden:
Even further, the resistance to properly funding this project is truly amazing.
Well, with money come a lot of strings attached.
Most likely, one would either have to incorporate a business or found some not-for-profit entity if large amounts of money flowed in.
This is an absolute requirement for us to contribute funds to CentOS.
I put myself in an extremely embarrassing position by donating company funds to CentOS without previously determining that a legally independent entity was receiving them. When the controversy over the CentOS financial arrangements became public and it was revealed that the monies were flowing to an individual I found myself in an extremely awkward situation. I am not going to repeat that experience.
We use CentOS extensively and I am very happy to contribute my own time and resources where I can. But, our future financial support for CentOS is contingent upon dealing with an independent legal entity that conforms with national and international tax laws and corporate reporting requirements.