[Constitution] Constitution update for joining Software in the Public Interest
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- Pentarctagon
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[Constitution] Constitution update for joining Software in the Public Interest
Something that's been discussed on and off for a while now has been moving Wesnoth to be an associated project under Software in the Public Interest (SPI). The motivations for this move being:
Voting will be done in a similar manner as voting for Project Manager:
- The single largest cost for the project is getting our taxes filed, by a large margin. While a flat amount, this has historically ended up being approximately 25%-30% of Wesnoth's revenue, whereas SPI would only take a 5% fee from any donations made through them.
Note: this is specifically the filing of the taxes, not the amount of tax paid (Wesnoth Inc pays very little of that). - SPI is a 501c3 charity, which in part means they have a legal requirement to ensure money spent is done so in a way that is compatible with the charity. For us, this would be a benefit since it would give anyone thinking of donating more confidence that their money will be spent appropriately.
- Additionally, while more narrow, for anyone in the US, donating to SPI is tax deductible.
Spoiler:
- All votes must be sent to one or more members of the current Board (Pentarctagon, Soliton, Elvish_Hunter) via forum private message, and must clearly state either being in favor or not in favor of the proposed changes.
- Voting will take place over the course of two weeks, starting today (May 10th) and ending on May 24 at 00:00 UTC.
- This proposal will be considered approved if at least two thirds of those who vote are in favor of the proposed changes.
- Those eligible to vote on this constitution update, as per the constitution, are as follows:
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- Elvish_Hunter
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Re: [Constitution] Constitution update for joining Software in the Public Interest
Speaking as a Board member this time.
If you've got any questions about these changes, feel free to send me a private message (either here or on Discord) and I'll try to answer them.
If you've got any questions about these changes, feel free to send me a private message (either here or on Discord) and I'll try to answer them.
Current maintainer of these add-ons, all on 1.16:
The Sojournings of Grog, Children of Dragons, A Rough Life, Wesnoth Lua Pack, The White Troll (co-author)
The Sojournings of Grog, Children of Dragons, A Rough Life, Wesnoth Lua Pack, The White Troll (co-author)