[106767] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Coop Peering Fabric??
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Martin Hannigan)
Tue Aug 12 16:36:51 2008
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 20:32:26 -0000
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From: "Martin Hannigan" <hannigan@verneglobal.com>
To: "Bill Woodcock" <woody@pch.net>, "Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick@ianai.net>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Woodcock [mailto:woody@pch.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 12:33 PM
> To: Patrick W. Gilmore
> Cc: NANOG list
> Subject: Re: Coop Peering Fabric??
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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"?
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> 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.
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Do any of these operations post their tax returns online?
-M<
