Am Samstag, den 21.05.2011, 20:59 +0200 schrieb Christoph Wickert: > Am Samstag, den 21.05.2011, 14:33 -0400 schrieb Jan Wildeboer: > > The three things you mention - money, liability, earnings sound more about > > running a company and not like a non-profit assisting the day to day > > proceedings of a community. > > > > If that is what you want - that is what Red Hat is and offers ;-) > > So, ATM Red Hat hardly offers me any money, in fact I offer them credit. > Getting money from Comm Arch works (mostly), but having Red Hat Germany > pay for something is nearly impossible. > > Next up are liability and earnings. What can Red Hat offer me there? > > If I get a credit card, will there also be a clause that Red Hat takes > over the liability for my bookings? The drafted documents I have seen > seem to indicate the opposite: The contributor is liable to Red Hat. > > And what about the earnings? Is comm arch able to receive money from > people who buy swag or ambassadors who buy polos? Is it able to spend > money on something in the fiscal year 2011 and in return receive a > payment for it in 2012? The NPO can because it's not a profit driven > company. > > I cannot help it but frankly speaking your reply does not make me feel > as if you really read my initial mail. What can Red Hat as a company > offer to solve our problems? > > Regards, > Christoph > > Christoph, I understand you totally and I can answer you directly: NOTHING .... Because the process how "community" should be paid for expenses is (just in my eyes) either not in place or still defined. There is a "personal agreement" between you and a Red Hat Employee who promised you to be reimbursed for your expenses as a "Fedora" related person without any official order. Just my five cents Gerold
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