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