Re: [debian-knoppix] SCO investing in Troll Tech ???
On September 4, 2003 09:22 am, you wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 04, 2003 at 12:14:44AM -0400, Gilles Pelletier wrote:
> > Before I get into any discussion, would it be possible to have more info
> > about KDE. What kind of company is it? Profit or Non-profit?
>
> The same company that is Linux. ;-)
>
> KDE is not a company.
I suppose I should have asked whether it's a company or a not for profit
"organisation" but, to tell the truth, I'd prefer if the said organisations
saw themselves as companies. Maybe they would be more disciplined.
I think it would have THE model Linux companies such as SuSE, Mandrake, Bed
Rat, etc. should have followed. But there's so much laisser-aller in this
kind of "company" that some people figure the model is flawed.
The state should at least make sure that they have a decent accounting system
and not only say "Who cares? They don't pay taxes", which is evidently the
best way to make money without paying taxes and bring the organization to a
quick end if members are not ALWAYS watching closely.
Since the members must contribute work for KDE to pursue its goals, I suppose
it's less likely to happen in this case.
> > Profit or Non-profit? Do you an url pointing
> > to its charter? I checked the site but found nothing.
>
> www.kde.org
The address Oilver gives is right. As a matter of fact, I found it a few
minutes after I wrote my message... and posted a new message to myself
instead of to the group.
More precisely, the statutes are here:
http://www.kde.org/areas/kde-ev/corporate/statutes-en.php
Everybody should read this, even if they're not interested in KDE, just to
have a idea of how a non for profit org is created. It's not very long.
GP
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