On Sun, Jan 3, 2021 at 10:00 PM Ian Haywood <i...@haywood.id.au> wrote:
> I think having a project coordinator as a *first* priority isn't a good > idea (not saying it isn't down the track) > > Currently there's little to coordinate as the core team aren't active in > planning or review. can the team be expanded ? (I'm not angling for a role > myself) > Since Glyph has asked that this discussion move to a different forum, I won't respond to this counter-proposal here. Jean-Paul > Ian > On 4/01/2021 11:59 am, Adi Roiban wrote: > > > > 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 > listTwisted-Python@twistedmatrix.comhttps://twistedmatrix.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twisted-python > > _______________________________________________ > Twisted-Python mailing list > Twisted-Python@twistedmatrix.com > https://twistedmatrix.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twisted-python >
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