On Mon, 4 Jan 2021 at 00:54, Glyph <gl...@twistedmatrix.com> wrote: > It’s complicated and I’m not a lawyer, so maybe it is indeed not a > problem. But in brief it’s like trademark protection, kind of, in that it > becomes SFC’s problem to be aware that you’ve said these things and tell > you not to say them. The twisted project (which is a bit of an amorphous > concept to begin with) has authorized SFC to be its fiscal sponsor, the SFC > has gone through the rigamarole with the IRS to ensure this is an > exempt-able public benefit activity, and now someone is making claims about > the project hiring, which they’re on the hook for. How does the IRS know > your status of affiliation with the project or the conservancy for sure? > Somebody has to investigate it, investigating means asking a bunch of > questions and sucking up the SFC’s time and energy, even if no enforcement > action is ever formally taken. > > In short: talk to the SFC first about the project’s status, get an actual > official recommendation and not my random opinion about what may or may not > be a problem, before doing anything related to fundraising. I can’t say > anything authoritative about what is allowed, because as far as I > understand it, *nothing* is allowed without untangling the PLC/approval > process first. :-) > > (Except to raise money for the already-authorized expenses related to the > continued hosting of twistedmatrix.com, of course.) >
Thanks for the info and sorry for the trouble :) I will try to send a (private) message to SFC these days to untangle the PLC team and I will add you to CC. Until we solve the PLC issue, I would consider this discussion blocked. Cheers -- Adi Roiban
_______________________________________________ Twisted-Python mailing list Twisted-Python@twistedmatrix.com https://twistedmatrix.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twisted-python
