[106777] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Coop Peering Fabric??
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Chris Caputo)
Tue Aug 12 19:46:54 2008
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 23:46:42 +0000 (UTC)
To: NANOG list <nanog@merit.edu>
In-Reply-To: <BF08482709F8B24484F80A48DE20BEF3774B26@agusto.kerfisleiga.is>
From: Chris Caputo <ccaputo@alt.net>
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On Tue, 12 Aug 2008, Martin Hannigan wrote:
> On Tue, 12 Aug 2008, Bill Woodcock wrote:
> > 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.
>
> Do any of these operations post their tax returns online?
The Seattle IX (SIX) filings, along with financial reports to the
membership, are openly maintained at:
http://www.seattleix.net/docs/
Chris
