Re: Q: Debian as a registered organization
gregor herrmann <[email protected]>
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On Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:38:22 +0100, Thomas Goirand wrote:
>If we become a Foundation, this automatically means registered USA,
>no? In France, we'd call it an "association", and Foundation feels
>like USA.
That never came to my mind.
Adding a bit to the "Lost in translation (and jurisdiction)" game:
foundation (en) ~ Stiftung (de) ~ fondation (fr)
association (fr) ~ Verein (de) ~ corporation under 501(c)(3) (en)
(And I guess these '~' are something between weak and wrong.)
>If we become a registered entity, it'd be a way more easy for
>governments to get us accounted for. Even more in the case of a
>USA-registered Foundation.
Luckily there are more jurisdictions than the US one to form an - ehm
- organisation :)
And I agree that I wouldn't be happy to see Debian as a US-based
organisation.
Cheers,
gregor
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