Re: [cobalt-users] List Wars

["Thom R. Lacosta" <lacosta@xxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, 7 May 2004, VFastlink Support Team wrote:

> If there is enough response on the new list, have the President start a
> non-profit organization that would own the new domain name, make some bylaws
> and away you go.

Uh, if it's a US corporation there are some reasonably strict regulations
that govern non-profits, and there are certain legal fees.

So, if that;s the route we take, the president would either have to agree
to bear all the costs, or the members voting would have to agree to
contribute to the cost.

It's been a while since I've been involved with a non-profit, but I think
it also needs corporate officers, and in all fairness to them, the
corporation needs to insure them against personal loss if the corporation
makes some error.
>
> At least with the election, the current users would have a voice and we
> would quickly find out how many people want the list to be kept alive.

Folks tend to vote with their feet.

Thom

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