On Mon, 2019-07-01 at 10:31 +0100, Roy Bamford wrote:
> On 2019.07.01 08:50, Michał Górny wrote:
> > On Sun, 2019-06-30 at 17:55 -0400, Aaron Bauman wrote:
> > > On Sun, Jun 30, 2019 at 05:54:35PM -0400, Aaron Bauman wrote:
> > > > On Sat, Jun 29, 2019 at 01:49:58AM +0200, Andreas K. Huettel
> > wrote:
> > > > > > Isn't it about time we quit pinning the mistakes of the past
> > on the
> > > > > > officers of the present? 
> > > > > 
> > > > > Well, yes. Though, we tried something in the past, it didnt
> > work, we should do 
> > > > > it different in the future.
> > > > > 
> > > > > > From what I understand, the present and recent
> > > > > > officers have made extraordinary efforts to rectify the
> > shortcomings of
> > > > > > previous trustees
> > > > > 
> > > > > And that's great. 
> > > > > 
> > > > > But are you sure that we should require continuous
> > "extraordinary efforts" 
> > > > > from trustees in the future, just to keep things running?
> > > > > 
> > > > > FWIW, I endorse antarus / Alec for trustee. :)
> > > 
> > > No, once fixed, the books will likely be continued to be done by a
> > full time CPA.
> > 
> > Wouldn't a dedicated 'full time CPA' be more expensive than an
> > umbrella
> > that has a financial team for multiple projects?
> > 
> > -- 
> > Best regards,
> > Michał Górny
> > 
> > 
> 
> Ah, the nuances of the English language used between two non 
> native spears. 
> 
> A 'full time CPA' means that the person does that sort of work full
> time. It does not mean that he or she works full time for any one
> client. 
> 

Yes, I understand that.  However, I still believe that a contract
initiated between CPA and a single small-ish entity such a Gentoo
involves more costs than fees taken by umbrella dedicated to multiple
entities.  Please correct me if I'm wrong.

While I can agree that we need to pay more at the moment due to past
issues, I also believe that we owe it to our donors that we try not to
spend most of their money on unnecessary bureaucracy (read: keeping
a dedicated Foundation if there's an alternative that works for Gentoo).

-- 
Best regards,
Michał Górny