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[Larry Brower <larry AT maxqe.com>]

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On 12/29/2010 12:04 AM, Jeff Taylor wrote:
> OK, my questions on this...
> - Who is going to determine by what rules purchases are made?  For
> example, why buy software if an OSS product is available for free? 
> While I would vote for buying rackspace to create fixed high-bandwidth
> T2 servers, other people may want to progress more towards advertising,
> so how do we resolve this?
> - How do we prevent any single person from gaining a controlling
> interest in OpenNic?  Any time there is money involved, someone is going
> to try and find a way to line their pockets.  Maybe not with the group
> of people currently involved, but money attracts those types of people. 
> So what measures can be taken to ensure someone doesn't run off with the
> donations?
> - How does someone become a member of this group, and under what
> criteria can they be forcefully removed?
> - By establishing an NPO out of Sweden, are there any advantages or
> disadvantages to the project?  Are there any problems with the majority
> of the members NOT being citizens of Sweden?
> 
> I know there has been previous discussions on establishing an NPO, but I
> generally don't follow them.  How much has really been set down, and
> what can we do to ensure that incorporation never kills the spirit of
> the project?
> 
> 

I believe this would need to be clearly defined in the bylaws as well as
we would need some form of internal and/or external auditing.


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