[FFmpeg-devel] [RFC] FFmpeg Foundation

[Alex Beregszaszi]

Hi,

On Wed, 2009-10-28 at 19:40 -0400, Ronald S. Bultje wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> some developers have stated the intent to set up a NGO
> (non-governmental organization) to help us bring some structure,
> support and funding into the project. We haven't decided on a name
> yet, although people agree that we dislike "FFmpeg Foundation" - if
> you can suggest better names, please do so in this thread. Right now,
> we're at a point where I think most of the stuff is decided and there
> is just some paperwork to be filled out. All this with many thanks to
> Karen at the SFLC who helped to get all this going. The NGO will be
> registered in Delaware, USA (for administrative reasons). Its goal
> will be to "advance the state of free and open multimedia" or
> something like that.
> 
> For the time being, this organization will be run by a board
> consisting of 7 members. For the starting board, the following
> developers have volunteerd:
> - Baptiste Coudurier
> - Benjamin Larsson
> - Carl Eugen Hoyos
> - Diego Biurrun
> - Mans Rullgard
> - Michael Niedermayer
> - Ronald S. Bultje
> If you feel that these members will not be able to appropriately
> represent this project, now would be a good time to speak up and
> suggest something better. For the near future, the directors will
> elect a new board at the end of their yearly term (and that might end
> up in the same 7 members). If there's enough interest, we might set up
> a member-structure so the board can be properly elected by its members
> (=developers, contributors, etc.), but ATM we lack the structure for
> even that ample task, so not for now.
> 
> The NGO will set up a bank account to accept tax-deductible donations
> (bank, paypal, etc.) from organizations, users and companies to
> benefit the further advance of "open / free multimedia". These might
> be spend on FFmpeg development, FFmpeg development hackparties, FFmpeg
> developers attending conferences or anything else that we will would
> serve the greater good of "open / free multimedia" (i.e. it doesn't
> have to be FFmpeg, specifically). We will also accept donations for a
> specific purpose (e.g. Snow, etc.). Lastly, we will host a bank
> account for MPlayer for donations intended specifically for MPlayer,
> rather than FFmpeg.
> 
> Comments?

Im volunteering to do some paperwork or be in board if needed. Also once
the legal entity is set up we can organize the transfer of domain
owernership rights of mplayerhq.hu - currently Im the owner.

--
Alex