On Mon, Jun 03, 2019 at 05:06:33PM +0100, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Adrian Bunk writes ("Re: Resolution 2019-05-25.jrk.1: Removing Jenkins as
> associated project"):
> > On Mon, Jun 03, 2019 at 12:15:53PM +0100, Ian Jackson wrote:
> > > While it may be lawful for SPI to transfer charitable assets to
> > > another charity which spends those charitable funds on
> > > legally-charitable purposes but at the direction of for-profit
> > > corporations, it is not clear to me that it is ethically appropriate
> > > for SPI to make such a transfer.
> >
> > These are the assets of the associated project that are only held in
> > trust by SPI.
>
> They are indeed held in trust by SPI. The terms of the trust are,
> largely, the SPI Associated Project Framework:
>
> http://www.spi-inc.org/corporate/resolutions/2004/2004-08-10.iwj.1/
>
> | money will be spent according to the instructions of (and SPI's
> | agreement with) the Project, provided that these instructions are
> | consistent with SPI's goals and legal obligations.
>
> Note the reference to SPI's goals.
>...
Which legal document or resolution does this reference?
According to Article 2 of the by-laws the purpose of SPI includes
basically everything involving computers except running a school.
> Ian.
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Adrian
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