Patrick Shirkey wrote: > On Thu, 2007-12-13 at 21:09 -1000, david wrote: > >>> However we should have a way for people to contribute cash to a global >>> fund if they want and the consortium has been dragging it's feet on this >>> point for some time. There have been several conversations on this topic >>> in the past and it is high time some action is taken. >> You need some way to do that for people who are (1) not developers, (2) >> don't want to be developers, (3) have no training or even the kind of >> mind to become a developer, and (4) have to make the choice of whether >> they would use their available time doing something they like and know >> how to do (making music) or use their time struggling with a task beyond >> their training and interests. > > There is no reason that the awards couldn't include Linux Audio > producers as well as Developers. > >> One of the items on my (way-too-long) to do list is to "Decide fin sppt >> for Lnx & apps - Firefox, etc. Tax deductible?" (direct copy and paste). >> Ideas? > > If the Consortium became a registered non profit then it would be tax > deductable for US tax payers. Both are good ideas. -- David gnome@xxxxxxxxxxxxx authenticity, honesty, community _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
