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. -- *** E-Mail is NOT a SECURE channel *** James B. Byrne mailto:ByrneJB at Harte-Lyne.ca Harte & Lyne Limited http://www.harte-lyne.ca 9 Brockley Drive vox: +1 905 561 1241 Hamilton, Ontario fax: +1 905 561 0757 Canada L8E 3C3