[Spi-private] Re: money handling

Josh Berkus josh at postgresql.org
Mon Jul 17 16:22:38 UTC 2006


Josh,

> So you are saying that if we take 5k in donations for postgresql and 
> then postgresql doesn't something that SPI doesn't like, SPI could 
> freeze that 5k? In theory?

In theory, yes.   In practice, that would amount only to witholding 
funds which were requested for something not allowed to 501(c)3s.  I 
personally can't imagine the PostgreSQL project requesting anything that 
wasn't "software in the public interest" related.

--Josh



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