[106765] in North American Network Operators' Group
Re: Coop Peering Fabric??
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bill Woodcock)
Tue Aug 12 16:24:37 2008
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:32:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: Bill Woodcock <woody@pch.net>
To: "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick@ianai.net>
In-Reply-To: <62B17C65-6082-4D3A-9981-10DC98130317@ianai.net>
Cc: NANOG list <nanog@merit.edu>
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On Tue, 12 Aug 2008, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote:
> Could one of the "dangers" of a coop be "borg'ed by for-profit
> entity looking to rip out every cent they can"?
That's one of the reasons many of them incorporate as non-profits...
Under the tax laws of most countries, the U.S. and Canada included,
non-profits are legaly protected against acquisition by for-profits.
-Bill
