From 5fb31f50f29e350db0d3c029dde9cb1aa44fe9f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 15:49:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] add to NLnet FAQ --- nlnet.mdwn | 18 ++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/nlnet.mdwn b/nlnet.mdwn index c6e211200..d19d8cb43 100644 --- a/nlnet.mdwn +++ b/nlnet.mdwn @@ -102,9 +102,23 @@ between being "financially rewarded with charitable donations" and "Pro-bono". NLnet is Charitably funding "Works for the Public Good". If you pay your lawyer hundreds to thousands of dollars for "advice", that money needs to be replenished in your bank - account, which means, ultimately, that NLnet is directly paying for it. + account. That means, ultimately, that NLnet is directly paying for it, + and that is money needlessly and inappropriately wasted. Please instead have your **Accountant** review the International Tax Agreements that NLnet went to a lot of trouble to set up () and if your **Accountant** does not understand them, have them contact Bob Goudriaan directly. - + Bob can explain it to your **Accountant**, your Accountant can explain + it to you. +* Q: I wanted to ask about "Works for the Public Good". What does that mean, + in practical terms? + - A: It means that our (your) work - must be made available under Libre + Licenses. In this project's case we chose the LGPLv3+. +* Q: Do I retain copyright? + - A: Yes you do however we do ask that you make a "dual-assignment" so + that we can enter into (non-exclusive, non-transferrable) re-licensing + agreements to large Corporations that do not like the LGPLv3+. + Given that you would receive a percentage of a substantial amount + of money (which will be a donation by that Corporation) there is + a financial incentive there (licensing deals for GPUs start around + USD 250,000 for the low-end ones and go up from there). -- 2.30.2