Xfce Foundation status

[Charlie Kravetz]

On Wed, 13 Oct 2010 20:42:22 +0200
Jannis Pohlmann <jannis at xfce.org> wrote:

> Hey everyone,
> 
> I am currently working on some of the documents required to create a
> non-profit organization for Xfce under German law (so it would be
> called "Xfce e.V." or "Xfce Foundation e.V." to give it more of an
> international touch). This mail reports the progress I made lately and
> there are a few questions I'd like you all to think about and help me
> answer at the bottom of the mail as well.
>
> 
> The benefits are obvious: Xfce would become a legal entity with an
> official board of directors and we could raise funds in the form of
> donations and via supporting members in order to organize hackfests 
> etc.
> 
> I've been in contact with the president of the KDE e.V., Cornelius
> Schumacher, and have been granted permission to re-use their articles
> of association (German: Satzung) for Xfce. You can read the KDE
> version on
> 
>   http://ev.kde.org/corporate/statutes.php
> 
> Based on this I created a draft for Xfce. So far I only have a
> German version ready, but I basically replaced "KDE" with "Xfce" (or
> "Xfce Foundation" where appropriate) and fixed a few typos. I also
> changed the time board members are elected for from 3 to 2 years as I
> think 3 years is a bit too much. We could even say 1 year here.
> 
> The draft is not finished yet but I have a few questions for you anyway
> (please read KDE's articles of association first):
> 
>   * Do you think all this makes sense? 

100% yes

> 
>   * Does a German e.V. (which is a non-profit organization registered
>     in Germany) sound like a reasonable type of organization for Xfce?
> 
You would know this better than myself

>   * Would you prefer "Xfce e.V." or "Xfce Foundation e.V." to be the
>     name of the organization?
>

Xfce Foundation e.V.

>   * For how many years do you think the board should be elected? 
>     3, 2 or 1?
 2, 1 seems short with one release a year, and three is long.

> 
>   * There is one clause about where the raised money should go in case
>     the e.V. is abandoned. The KDE people have decided to forward all
>     their money to UNESCO. I have come up with a few alternatives.
>     Which of the following organizations would you prefer the money to
>     be handed over to in case the e.V. is closed?
> 
>       UNESCO, Amnesty International, Greenpeace, WWF or OLPC?
> 

UNESCO

>     You can of course make your own suggestions if you want to.
> 
> Please help us by answering the questions. If this makes sense for most
> of you and the questions are answered, I'll proceed in finishing the
> paperwork.
> 
> The founding process itself involves a formal meeting in real life
> with at least 7 persons attending. As it seems unrealistic to organize
> such a meeting with Xfce-only people from all around the world before
> the end of the year, I propose that I organize this meeting in
> Lübeck, gathering a few local Xfce users or friends. During this
> meeting they would sign a resolution that says the board of directors
> will be re-elected shortly after the e.V. has been registered. In this
> re-election we can then establish people more deeply involved in Xfce
> as board members. (And we would of course decide not to take money from
> e.V. members, so anyone can become part of the whole thing.)
> 
> How does all this sound to you people?
> 
> Cheers,
> Jannis


Thank you for your hard work.

-- 
Charlie Kravetz 
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