[mapguide-internals] RE: [mapguide-users] MapGuide Project Sponsorship RFC 83

[Trevor Wekel]

Hi Frank,

Ok.  I'm interested.  Perhaps we should chat offline a bit to figure out the details?  Then I can present an updated proposal to the list and PSC.  Setting up a personal PayPal account to "pool" donations would also work but doing this directly through OSGeo would be more official and better controlled.

Thanks,
Trevor

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From: mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mapguide-internals-bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Frank Warmerdam [warmerdam at pobox.com]
Sent: September 12, 2009 7:40 PM
To: MapGuide Internals Mail List
Subject: Re: [mapguide-internals] RE: [mapguide-users] MapGuide Project Sponsorship RFC 83

Trevor Wekel wrote:
> Personally, I like the idea of setting up a corporation to manage the
> sponsorship money.  But it does increase costs and someone will have spend
> lot of time to do all the corporate paperwork - income tax, annual returns,
> write up minutes, etc., etc.  We would have to raise at least $2000 from the
> community just to cover corporation setup, accounting/tax software, and the
> OSGeo Foundation donation.

Folks,

If you *really* *really* want small donations as part of your sponsorship
program, I would be willing to entertain the possibility of a trusted
MapGuide PSC member taking responsibility under guideance and supervision
for doing the accounting functions necessary to make it happen rather than
create another corporation.

Speaking as OSGeo Treasurer.

Best regards,
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