As for the donations, it might be possible to
bring wikipedia under
the wings of an already non-profit organization
which everyone
trusts (maybe FSF, FSF Europe, Ibiblio, or one
of the open source
education groups) that way we could get tax-free
donations without
the problem of setting up our own non-profit.
This is possible, but we would be giving control
away from our
community, to another organization which might
have different goals,
and might not respect our ways.
We wouldn't have to surrender control, but rather use them as an umbrella org, i.e. they could collect the donations and put them under the control of a "wikipedia board".
Imran
Hmmm... that sounds like a good idea to me. If we were to go this route, I think Ibiblio might be the most appropriate choice, as it specializes more in "content" projects, rather than software. Although I think "The Nupedia Foundation" sounds cool. ;-)
-- Stephen G.
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