OK, with all the discussion around here about how to handle donations and any type of income I am a bit confused. So are we not to include Ubuntu's name in something if we set up a non-profit organization? Here is why I ask.
<br> I anjoy getting old computers, getting them working and giving them to my daughters school. After I started doing this I have received requests from other schools for help in getting some computers. I don;t mind at all. So after I realized the demand was out there I approached a couple of larger companies about donating old computers. That is when I was asked if I was a non-profit org or not. This would give them the tax right off they wanted. So my thinking if to start such an organization for this task. Then whether I was giving Ubuntu computers of refurbished windows systems it would be getting the message out that Ubuntu was envolved in helping our local community. Just a thought. If it is a problem doing this then I will come up with a different name and still do the same thing. I just saw it as a win - win situation.
<br> So if this is not an issue, who would I contact about getting permission to use the Ubuntu name. If it is an issue I would still like to know if i could name it something else then advertise that is was run by the Alabama LoCo.
<br>I do not want to start yet another debate on whether Non profit orgs are good or bad. In my case it is good whether Ubuntu's name is used or not. I was just wondering where we stand on this issue.<br clear="all"><br>
-- <br>Jason Sandlin<br><br><br><a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AlabamaTeam">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AlabamaTeam</a><br><a href="https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-al">https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-al</a>