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Re: incorporation



This thread seems to have taken a critical tone that is a bit
inappropriate, certainly from a legal standpoint. As a lawyer, 
I would strongly recommend that those active in the debian 
organization incorporate as a non-profit corporation. It is
is not true to say that by incorporating you have improperly 
expanded anyone's potential liability. And as I believe Bruce
pointed out, it is an advantage, once incorporated, to request
501(c)(3) status, because then anyone donating money or time to
the entity can claim a charitable deduction without question.
As for persons who have volunteered their efforts to the debian
goal, certainly incorporation has not worsened their situation.  


-- 
Gary


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