Re: Scenario C prerequisites (Re: Upcoming: further thoughts on where

[kaih at khms.westfalen.de (Kai Henningsen)]

gene.gaines at gainesgroup.com (Gene Gaines)  wrote on 22.09.04 in <1207701419.20040922172208 at gainesgroup.com>:

> It appears to me that IETF qualifies for this status easily as

But we're not interested in this status for the IETF.

We don't want to incorporate the IETF.

What is under discussion is incorporating a separate organization whose  
mission is supporting the IETF.

> a technical, memberhhip organization, not operated for private

Neither the IETF, nor this possible new organization, has any (formal)  
membership.

> I spoke briefly with a U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) expert
> who told me informally that IETF appears to qualify easily for
> non-profit, tax-exempt status.

Well, given how far your model seems from the one discussed here, that  
seens worth nothing whatsoever.

MfG Kai

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