On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 10:25:52AM -0700, Russ Allbery wrote: > Charles Plessy <plessy@debian.org> writes: > > > I forsee that it is very difficult because of the hundreds of borders in > > our world, but Debian could support companies started by its developers > > to make a living of their Debian-related activities, by contributing to > > their capital. This way, Debian would invest in its own development, > > but in the do-o-cratic manner we all appreciate since the financial > > support would not create a direct subordination or custommer-consumer > > relationship. > > We can't do that with moneys collected in the United States under the > aegis of Software in the Public Interest. It would jeopardize the > non-profit status of SPI. Non-profit charities are not permitted to make > investments in for-profit businesses. Damn, you're right, I totally missed that, given how obvious it was. This would be totally illegal in France too. -- ·O· Pierre Habouzit ··O madcoder@debian.org OOO http://www.madism.org
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