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[David <davidvargas1 AT mac.com>]

        I agree and concur with Hebb comments.

On 12/25/2014 3:01 AM, Jon Hebb wrote:
> We have discussed this several times before.
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> Important questions to look at:
> -Under what country do we incorporate? The US? AU? UK? Or others...
> -Who will oversee the financial accounts
> -Who will manage finances beyond that such as taxes
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> From my experience, in the US, a fair amount of time has to be dedicated to
> starting & maintaining a 501c3 non-profit.
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> On Wed, Dec 24, 2014 at 1:58 PM, Brian Koontz <brian AT opennicproject.org>
> wrote:
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>> In light of the recent discussion concerning the fate of .ing, I believe it
>> is time, now, to establish a legal entity for OpenNIC in the form of a
>> foundation (much like the Debian Foundation).  This foundation would serve
>> as OpenNIC's advocacy arm, a legal entity empowered to speak for OpenNIC
>> and to accept donations in order to further OpenNIC's cause.
>>
>> If this is approved by the membership, I further propose a working group of
>> active OpenNIC members to draft the necessary paperwork, charters,
>> bylaws,etc. to set this in motion.  I would like to give this working group
>> the mandate to proceed with incorporation of the OpenNIC Foundation on
>> behalf of the OpenNIC membership.
>>
>> Discussion?
>>
>>   --Brian
>>
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