Re: [board-discuss] creation of The Document Collective (TDC)

Hi there

Just read the paper. It raised some questions.

What I'm absolutely missing is a draft of a business plan. Based on the experiences of collabora 
with the Apple Store (and perhaps CIB with MS) it should at least make clear the ability of self 
preservation of that business unit, expressed in the estimated yearly costs to provide the 
app-updates, estimated return from the stores, further costs like legal/tax consultancy, dues/fees, 
salaries etc. Without that, all further discussion seems senseless.

And what I do not understand at all is the reasons there is such a complicated and a difficult to 
zero controllable process with a "Public Software CIC"  50.000 € loan just to get an unincorporated 
association (whatever that means in terms of business and liability, i. e. ability to contract 
directly with app stores etc.

In Germany, founding a Limited Company (GmbH) will need 25 T€ initial capital (to which the 
liability of the company then is limited - we may even make up an "UG" with less to zero initial 
capital and liability). The overall costs are about less then 1.000 €, it'll take about four weeks 
time and perhaps one day work. So why the TDF does not start a GmbH (as owner) and use the 25 T€ 
initial capital (also loaned) to get it working? 
Perfect control by the board and no hassle about "to commission a mechanism to spend TDC's income 
surplus in the manner agreed by the Board's Document" because all surplus will go automatically to 
TDF.

IF you don't like Germany, try a french s.a.r.l. But don't go outside EU, and GB is - sad to say - 
half way out and still on a "leave"-course. 

No collision of interest too btw.
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Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Uwe Altmann

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