[OSM-talk] Foundation?

[80n]

Dominic
The motivation that drove the establishment of the foundation was mainly
that of providing some limitation of liability.  It was also a step to
reduce dependence on Steve and reduce demands on his time.

Since its creation it has been incorporated as a not-for-profit limited
company.  Some progress has been made on the financial side with some
trickle funding from donations, commission on GPS sales, Amazon
merchandising and the like.  We have an income of around £50 - £100 per
month at the moment.  This is enough to fund a new server occassionally and
some promotional activities.

There is a need to follow through on the original provisional membership
plan to produce a full blown membership scheme.  I think we'd gladly welcome
and support anyone who was volunteering to make this happen.

80n



On 11/19/06, Dominic Hargreaves <dom at earth.li> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> What is the status of devising membership categories for OSMF
> membership? It seems that the Foundation, although it appears to exist
> (from http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/index.php/Foundation) isn't
> particularly visible at the moment.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dominic.
>
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