> 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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