[nycbug-talk] [Fwd: Re: Re: FreeBSD Funding]

[dlavigne6 at sympatico.ca]

Top post alert again! Darn webmail didn't reply to list as well...

Dru


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> From: <dlavigne6 at sympatico.ca>
> Date: 2006/04/01 Sat AM 08:54:28 EST
> To: Jonathan Vanasco <nycbug-list at 2xlp.com>
> CC: <deb at freebsd.org>
> Subject: Re: Re: [nycbug-talk] FreeBSD Funding
> 
> 
> Top post alert!
> 
> Deb, is this something that falls under the mandate of the FreeBSD Foundation?
> 
> Dru
> 
> 
> > 
> > From: Jonathan Vanasco <nycbug-list at 2xlp.com>
> > Date: 2006/04/01 Sat AM 12:54:41 EST
> > To: NYCBUG Talk <talk at lists.nycbug.org>
> > Subject: Re: [nycbug-talk] FreeBSD Funding
> > 
> > 
> > On Apr 1, 2006, at 12:28 AM, Pete Wright wrote:
> > 
> > > On Fri, Mar 31, 2006 at 04:46:53PM -0500, Jonathan Vanasco wrote:
> > >> Is there not a facility within FreeBSD where people can donate to a
> > >> specific sponsorship/whatever through a proxy non-profit so that
> > >> donations are charitable?
> > >>
> > >
> > > www.freebsdfoundation.org
> > >
> > > although, i am not sure if they are able to dole out donations to
> > > specific hackers.  as of now i know they are working on improving java
> > > support.
> > 
> > someone should set up some sort of umbrella/shell 501c3 that does this:
> > 
> > 	lets an individual hacker register and put up a solicitation for  
> > funding
> > 	acts as a middleman and
> > 		a- processes contributions so people get tax deductions
> > 		b- 'contracts' the hacker to write the code and release it under an  
> > open source license
> > 	
> > it would basically be like a bounty system, but run everything  
> > through a shell 501c3 so contributions are tax deductable.
> > 
> > i bet with a kickass accountant, the 'contract' for the hacker to  
> > code whatever could be specced out so the difference in pay between  
> > working on it as an open source project ( ~800 wk ) and the market  
> > value of the work if it were for a company ( ~2-3k a week judging by  
> > NYT classifieds ) could be made as a tax deduction too.
> > 
> > i'm gonna ask some lawyer friends how hard that would be to set up  
> > this weekend.
> > 
> > 
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