Re: Free Software Maintenance Bazaar (was: Publicly funded software development)

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From: Jason Clifford
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 00:00

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On 17 Nov 1998, Jim Sokoloff wrote:

> If it is unrestricted, I'd agree it's a gift. If it's attached to a
> note which says, "Please make feature XYZ work correctly on MNO", it
> might not be...

But what happens if the financial gift is passed through an organisation
such as is being proposed which then hands out the money based upon the
work one has done and is maintaining? Under UK tax law this COULD be
considered taxable income for the recipient.

Jason Clifford
Definite Linux Systems
http://definite.ukpost.com/

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From: Jason Clifford <jason@domgen.com>
Subject: Re: Free Software Maintenance Bazaar (was: Publicly funded software development)
Date: 1998/11/18
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