On Fri, Oct 13, 2006 at 01:08:42PM -0700,
Dave Crocker <dhc2(_at_)dcrocker(_dot_)net> wrote
a message of 34 lines which said:
Further most people who participate in non-profits do not fit the
legal definition of "member". In the world of non-profits, that
term has very specific meaning and carries very specific
obligations. Hence most non-profits avoid it by having
"subscribers" or the like who are not actually "members".
[And, in another message, a reference to what appears to be USA tax
law and which probably puzzled many IETFers:]
That puts things into the 501(c)(3, 6, whatever) category. And my
comments meant in that context.
I have no doubt that your analysis is correct, as long as you limit
yourself to one country.
Giving the vast variety of countries in which IETF
members-who-are-not-members work, and the variety of legal systems, I
urge everyone to avoid basing any reasoning on a specific legal
system. Unlike ICANN, which is incorporated in the USA for a purpose,
IETF has no nationality.
My knowledge of the US legal system is mostly limited to what you can
learn by watching TV series so, please, do not use it as a reference
that anyone should share.
Or I will talk about the IETF by using examples from the french 1901
law about non-profit organisations :-)
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