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Re: Debian UK



* MJ Ray (mjr@phonecoop.coop) [050907 16:32]:
> Andreas Barth <aba@not.so.argh.org> wrote:
> > Well, I don't know how the british rules are, but at least here
> > (Germany) a non-commercial institution can do "business", as long as the
> > "business" helps in reaching the institution's goals. [...]

> What is translating as "non-commercial institution" here?
> 
> I'd regard a German e.V. or French association a buts non lucratifs
> as capable of being commercial, like a UK charity can be commercial.

"usually" a non-commercial instituation is a tax-chariatable e.V., which
means the amount of commercial things they can do is quite limited.


Cheers,
Andi
- founding-member of 4 such organisations -



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