> F.W.I.W. A Not-For Profit cost here in BC comes to around $500. > I have been a member of a couple of them, founding member of one. > > The costs are similar here in Alberta from the sounds of it. An Alberta registered numbered company is relatively cheap. The annual renewal fee is in the order of $25. If we want a registered name (ie LFS Foundation rather than a series of numbers), it'll be more money - a name search needs to be initiated to make sure there's no copyright and trademark violation due to a too similar name, etc, etc.
Then there's overhead costs as well - yearly audits, taxes, etc. These can range from $500 a year to a few thousand a year depending on the requirements imposed (finding the right lawyer and accountant isn't necessarily cheap). These costs are prohibitive. LFS as it currently stands doesn't make enough money. Of course it's never been our focus to make money other than to try and break even on the colocation bill. But this becomes more of a requirement if we go this route. It'll be a discussion for the near future. It's not the highest priority item on our list yet. Gerard -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-dev FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
