Hi Martin, I just have some minor comments:
Art. 2: * oder anderer "Produkte": I wouldn't use the word 'product' in the context of Debian. This feels too commercial, and we want to become tax-exempt, right? Maybe use "Projekt" again? Art. 6c 3) requires a 50% quorum for dissolution of the association. This is problematic, as usually members no longer care if the event is over and you might have a problem reaching the quorum. I'd suggest to change it in something like this: Satzungsänderungen oder die Auflösung des Vereins kann nur beschlossen werden, wenn dies in der Einladung angekündigt wurde. Beschlüsse dazu benötigen eine Dreiviertelmehrheit der anwesenden Mitglieder. Art 7c: Also allow changing of bylaws if needed for tax exemption:...Gerichts-, Finanzbehörden oder zum Erlangen der Steuerbefreiung verlangt werden... Art 9 3) Not needed IMO, that's up to the court to decide. I don't think you should voluntarily give it up. Regards, Philipp On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 9:40 PM, martin f krafft <madd...@debconf.org> wrote: > also sprach Margarita Manterola <margamanter...@gmail.com> [2014-04-13 22:10 > +0200]: >> A draft of the current foundational document of the association >> ("bylaws") is in git (debconf-data/dc15/verein/Vereinssatzung.tex) >> [in German :-/, since it's required for a German legal entity]. If >> you understand German and German law, you are welcome to review it >> and raise any concerns that you might have. > > Following Marga's call, there've been a lot of helpful suggestions. > We've tried to incorporate all concerns, especially those raised by > Andi, and had several additional pairs of eyes reading this over. > There's a latexdiff attached… > > After today's meeting with the lawyer (Dr. Michael Stehmann, who is > doing this for us for free! Thanks!), I've made a last couple of > touch-ups and the attached PDF is pretty much ready to go for > pre-checks with the financial authorities. Not sure we'll get any > feedback in time for the meeting Heidelberg, but it's worth a try, > and sending it to them at this stage means expedited handling later. > > Comments still welcome, of course. Nothing's set in stone yet. > > And yes, it's in German; sorry about that. But you all know how > a non-profit association works, so if you need us to clarify > anything (e.g. "how is the board elected?"), please ask. We've > applied common sense and made our assumptions in accordance with > Debian spirits, and we've had people with experience and a lawyer > make sure this squares with German law, so we're pretty confident > that the result is workable. > > -- > .''`. martin f. krafft <madd...@debconf.org> > : :' : DebConf orga team > `. `'` > `- DebConf14: Portland, OR, USA: http://debconf14.debconf.org > DebConf15: Heidelberg, Germany _______________________________________________ Debconf-team mailing list Debconf-team@lists.debconf.org http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-team