[Twisted-Python] Plan/Goal for GitHub Sponsors

[Adi Roiban]

On Mon, 4 Jan 2021 at 00:54, Glyph <glyph at twistedmatrix.com> wrote:

> It’s complicated and I’m not a lawyer, so maybe it is indeed not a
> problem. But in brief it’s like trademark protection, kind of, in that it
> becomes SFC’s problem to be aware that you’ve said these things and tell
> you not to say them. The twisted project (which is a bit of an amorphous
> concept to begin with) has authorized SFC to be its fiscal sponsor, the SFC
> has gone through  the rigamarole with the IRS to ensure this is an
> exempt-able public benefit activity, and now someone is making claims about
> the project hiring, which they’re on the hook for. How does the IRS know
> your status of affiliation with the project or the conservancy for sure?
> Somebody has to investigate it, investigating means asking a bunch of
> questions and sucking up the SFC’s time and energy, even if no enforcement
> action is ever formally taken.
>
> In short: talk to the SFC first about the project’s status, get an actual
> official recommendation and not my random opinion about what may or may not
> be a problem, before doing anything related to fundraising. I can’t say
> anything authoritative about what is allowed, because as far as I
> understand it, *nothing* is allowed without untangling the PLC/approval
> process first. :-)
>
> (Except to raise money for the already-authorized expenses related to the
> continued hosting of twistedmatrix.com, of course.)
>

Thanks for the info and sorry for the trouble :)

I will try to send a (private) message to SFC these days to untangle the
PLC team and I will add you to CC.

Until we solve the PLC issue, I would consider this discussion blocked.

Cheers
-- 
Adi Roiban
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