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[Alex Nordlund <deep.alexander AT gmail.com>]

On Wed, Dec 29, 2010 at 6:04 AM, Jeff Taylor <shdwdrgn AT sourpuss.net> wrote:
> OK, my questions on this...
> - Who is going to determine by what rules purchases are made?
As much as I hate to say this: the board would.

> 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?
There are cases where the payware is better than the freeware, I
include this in the charter in case it will be necessary in the
future.

> - How do we prevent any single person from gaining a controlling interest in
> OpenNic?
By that I assume you mean the separate body which I aim at creating.
And by that I answer: democracy and vote! (50.1%)

> 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?
Perhaps splitting up the sums?
But personally I do not believe we will at any single time hold enough
money for it to be worth running away with (because it's illegal and
requires a quite high sum!).
Should we however approach those, I'll make arrangements with the bank
to protect it.

> - How does someone become a member of this group, and under what criteria
> can they be forcefully removed?
I will give this one more thought, my original plan is flawed in this
perspective.
Tomorrow I'll give a better answer to this after I've modified the 
plan/charter.

> - 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?
Tax benefits in Sweden (See OpenNIC in X for tax benefits).
I'm unfortunately not entirely sure on how foundations works in case
of board members not being citizens.

> [..] what can we do to ensure that incorporation never kills the spirit of 
> the
> project?
By making it a separate body I hope that it will not kill the spirit
of the project.
And by giving it the same goals I hope it incorporates the spirit :-)


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//Alex


> On 12/28/2010 08:17 PM, Alex Nordlund wrote:
>>
>> The following is my short draft for an incorporated arm of OpenNIC.
>> This of course does not change anything currently and this arm is
>> separate from OpenNIC and only united by goals and personal ties.
>> But since the goals are pretty much "make OpenNIC better" and
>> "keep OpenNIC functional".
>> See us as your advisors and friends!
>> This is not going to control OpenNIC in any way, at most it will be equal,
>> infact it might actually be lower since OpenNIC since it'll be working
>> from
>> the bottom!
>>
>> I intend to put it down as a NPO or foundation (or equivalent), but if
>> circumstances says otherwise then I plan to live with that.
>>
>> But no matter the infrastructure, the following charter shall be followed.
>>
>> 1, Economy.
>> All money earned or received shall go towards goals that'll progress
>> OpenNIC
>> in one way or another. (1)
>> The only exception is costs necessary for the body to exist or function.
>> (2)
>> In case the money is earned, the one who did the work will get to choose
>> where 25% of the money goes.
>>
>> 2, Goals.
>> To establish and develop a DNS root that's not administered by ICANN.
>> To care for and work on improving OpenNIC.
>> To provide advice to OpenNIC.
>> To provide a foundation for further research and experimentation in
>>  areas related to DNS and the Internet.
>> To promote the benefits of a DNS that provides for global access to
>>  services regardless of geographical, political, ideological,
>>  or economic constraints.
>> To encourage the establishment of non-revenue-generating domain
>> hierarchies
>>  in order to ensure continued freedom of access to the Internet.
>>
>> 3, Infrastructure.
>> Changing this charter requires the approval of 75% of the members
>> of this body.
>> Should the total money receive by this body exceed $5,000 then the change
>> will need to be approved by a OpenNIC vote.
>>
>> #1, see funding research, buying software and other necessities (like
>> a ssl cert).
>> #2, self-preservation.
>>
>> That'd be the charter.
>> I live in Ireland but I intend to return to Sweden soon.
>>
>> I propose that I am to be given the task of fulfilling this plan (with
>> the attached charter).
>> And I also motion to a vote on that!
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