On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Neal wrote:

>
>
> Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom wrote:
>
> > > I am <not> going to give anyone the benefit of my knowledge of and experience in
> > > urban radio propagation if that knowledge will be exploited for <their>
> > > enrichment, but I will gladly donate it as a volunteer for a non-profit, as long
> > > as the work is protected.
> >
> > I heartily agree with this. I've got no problem building a network just for
> > the geek value of it; I do however have a problem with people taking what
> > we've done, and putting $$$ in their pocket, with no returns to us.
> >
> > I think a commercial operation of any sort, is likely to attract the wrong
> > sorts of people (both users and investors/managers/hangers-on); and has a
> > good chance of ruining the culture of this community.
> > then again, I think changing culture is bound to happen to any community
> > eventually, as part of its natural evolution (if it doesn't do that, it
> > stagnates and dies). so let's just be aware of it; and keep an eye out for
> > the future of this friendly community of geeks. :)
>
> Well, here we go:
>
> Non-profit corporations: http://www.sos.state.mn.us/business/nc.html
> Forms: http://www.sos.state.mn.us/business/forms.html
>
> Non-profit or Cooperative?
>
I still favor co-op. It seems the correct model for the project.

-- 
Daniel Taylor
dante at plethora.net