Thread: [RFC] On the roles of Maemo Council and Maemo e.V.
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Originally Posted by Wikiwide View Post
Trying to say aloud what I know:
* HiFo is legal, non-profit organization based in USA.
* e.V. is legal organization going to be based in Germany. It has to have seven (or more) founders (EU residents) who will be ordinary members.
e.V. and HiFo could co-exist. Or e.V. could replace HiFo. Or HiFo could stay as it, without any e.V.
The above is correct.

Originally Posted by Wikiwide View Post
About EU citizen-or-permanent-resident restriction...
My understanding is that citizenship is needed only to be President, or Vice-Chair. GA members can be non-EU citizens, can they not? I honestly don't know... I'm asking.

Originally Posted by Wikiwide View Post
One stated problem was that HiFo's accounts are 'frozen' due to bank not accepting new board members.
This is mainly incorrect. The bank account was frozen after Rob's departure. That was fixed about a year ago, but is still in a tenuous state. The Board can draw funds as needed currently.

It's correct that we may be entering into a similar state in the near future due to the signing issue. Currently I am the only signer, and as such the only one with access. Unfortunately I am moving in the near future, and will not be able to maintain the account. At that time I'll need to close it and forward the check to an existing Board member. We will be in a similar (slightly better) state than we were after Rob left, as it will be a controlled hand-off. That date is fast approaching, FYI.
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