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==The Fink Developer Network==<br />
<br />
Everyone involved with Fink is interested in improving our service to the community.<br />
For this reason the Fink Developer Network has been created and a certificate<br />
of incorporation has been filed with the Division of Revenue of the state of New Jersey on<br />
'''April 13th 2004'''.<br />
<br />
===The Board===<br />
This incorporation has been approved and the first board of trustees consist of the following people:<br />
<br />
Christoper Zubrzycki ''(cirdan)''<br> <br />
Benjamin Reed ''(RangerRick)''<br> <br />
David R. Morrison ''(drm)'' <br> <br />
Peter O'Gorman ''(pogma)''<br> <br />
David Sebastian Hoehn ''(dmalloc)''<br><br />
<br />
===Paperwork===<br />
Those interested in the official paperwork may review the original letter of<br />
incorporation. The final goal is to reach tax-exempt status granted by the IRS to nonprofit<br />
organizations. While the initial members of the Board of Trustees have financed the<br />
incorporation process, we require some help to ensure the progress of this project.<br />
<br />
===Costs===<br />
So far around $1300 from private funds have been invested.<br />
To complete the process of attaining non-profit status an amount of circa $2000<br />
dollar would have to be invested, additional to the money that has already been put into this project. <br />
The costs can be proportioned as follows:<br><br />
A $500 retainer has to remain for the quarterly costs of required work by our lawyer.<br><br />
A $1000 retainer is needed to complete the filing and acquiring non-profit status from the IRS.<br><br />
Around $100 are needed to pay for business cheques and around $25 a month are<br />
needed to pay for the corporate checking account.<br><br />
While such costs as the $25 fee for the corporate checking account can be covered by a member of the<br />
Board of Trustees the remaining amount is where we have to rely on your help.<br />
<br />
===Donations===<br />
To ensure that you understand what you would donate your hard earned money for<br />
and to explain how we will treat your donation a few words of explanation.<br />
Fink believes in sharing and as such we believe in open book keeping. All<br />
donations made to the '''Fink Developer Network''' are public.<br />
You may request that your name is not listed, yet the amount and the date of<br />
your donation will be made public on the FDN website. <br />
The amount of money taken from those donated funds and the<br />
reason why will also be made public on the web-site.<br />
<br />
You will be donating money to the Fink Developer Network; this is a legally<br />
incorporated company you are not donating money to an individual, but to <br />
all members of the Board of trustees. <br />
<br />
However, since the Fink Developer Network does not have non-profit status yet, we cannot<br />
offer you any donation receipts to receive tax refunds. If at all possible we shall issue<br />
retroactive donation receipts once the IRS has confirmed our non-profit status.<br />
<br />
===The big why===<br />
Why is the Fink Developer Network important?<br><br />
There are various good reasons for a Fink Developer Network, the most pressing<br />
ones probably are:<br><br />
*Putting Fink under a legal umbrella thus partly indemnifying the core developers from most legal threats, as well as protecting them from costly claims for compensation.<br />
*A legally protected way to accept monetary donations as well as donations in kind, ensuring the resources needed to improve and further all services provided to the community by Fink.<br />
*Providing means of actually paying contributors to work full time on packaging or development of Fink<br />
*Providing means to support and afford a build farm<br />
*Providing means to supply core developers with necessary hardware to further develop Fink<br />
*Providing measn to host additional services such as the PDB and Wiki on our own infrastructure, putting it fully under Fink's control<br />
This shall also include the financing and planning of conventions as well as merchandising to fund the<br />
'''Fink Developer Network''' from the revenue of such goods.<br><br />
We are legally bound to adhere to all the rules and regulations set forth by<br />
the state of New Jersey, additionally we will try to make the '''Fink Developer Network''' as transparent as<br />
we possibly can.<br><br />
Right now we are dependant on your help. If you feel that you would like to do<br />
so, please provide us with as much feedback as you can!<br />
<br />
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