* Anthony Towns (aj@azure.humbug.org.au) wrote: > AIUI, that's been frowned upon in the US because actually selling > things makes you liable for collecting/paying sales tax which is a huge > nuisance. Giving stuff away and asking for a donation, meanwhile, doesn't. > > Different countries handle that differently. For reference, Australia > allows certain companies to call themselves "charities" for tax purposes; > but they're restricted to very specific purposes, none of which cover > "developing a free operating system to benefit humanity as a whole".
Do you happen to be familiar with how the UK handles it? I'm not really
sure it matters though, I think Debian should be consistant one way or
the other.
> > If there are
> > people who specifically agree with you then let them speak for
> > themselves.
>
> How about you do the same, instead of claiming that none of us do?
Fair enough.
Thanks,
Stephen
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