Is this real or spam
pds
psnider at adelphia.net
Wed Jan 18 11:45:11 UTC 2006
On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:00:37 -0600
akonstam at trinity.edu wrote:
> Is the message below real or spam.
> Aaron Konstam
>
> ----- Forwarded message from Elliot Lee <sopwith at redhat.com> -----
>
> Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 18:01:29 -0500 (EST)
> From: Elliot Lee <sopwith at redhat.com>
> Subject: A question from the Fedora Foundation
> To: akonstam at trinity.edu
>
> Hi,
>
> I got your e-mail address from fedora-list. The fact that you're a
> subscriber there means that you're involved with Fedora enough for
> your opinions on its future to be relevant.
>
> You may be aware that there is a Fedora Foundation that is being
> created to support the activities that already happen under the
> Fedora name. I'm involved with getting the Fedora Foundation up and
> running - lots of progress has been made towards this goal, but there
> are a few more big things we have to finish before it lives up to its
> promises.
>
> There's a particular organizational structure issue I'm helping
> address which seems like it really needs good answers from people
> like you out in the Fedora community. What I'd like your comments in
> these areas:
>
> Would you be willing to donate money to the Fedora Foundation?
> Why/why not?
>
> Do you live in a country where donations to non-profit
> organizations may be tax deductible? Does the tax
> deductability of your contributions affect your willingness to donate?
>
> How does Red Hat's involvement in and funding of Fedora affect
> your willingness to donate to the Foundation? Your willingness
> to participate in Fedora?
>
> Of course, I'm also happy to field any questions you might have :)
>
> Anyways, thanks for giving these some thought. No, we're not asking
> for money this time (although I will personally be more than happy to
> accept Paypal, VISA, or Mastercard ;-) Your answers will have a
> direct impact on the decision we're facing.
What are the questions that the responses will impact? There are a
number of question on contributions, but no information on why or what
caused this.
>
> [The details: We have to decide whether to pursue 501(c)(3) status in
> the USA for the Foundation (as opposed to the other tax exempt
> non-profit statuses that don't allow tax deductability of
> contributions). 501(c)(3) status cannot be maintained if only one or
> two people are willing to make regular donations - it requires
> meeting the IRS' test for a substantial amount of public support.]
>
> Thanks again!
> -- Elliot, a fellow Fedora user and hacker
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
>
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