[scribus-dev] I think it's time

[Gregory Pittman]

Actually past the time, when Scribus should have established some sort 
of legal entity which could create a formal business/profit/nonprofit 
entity.

I believe we are failing to capitalize on the breadth and depth of 
Scribus's use. This isn't a matter of requiring anyone to pay for a 
license to use Scribus, but offering a way for people to show 
appreciation for the fact that something like Scribus exists.

It turns out to be a negative interaction when someone says, "I can't or 
don't have time to contribute to the project with some sort of skills, 
but I would like to help Scribus in some way, can I make a donation?", 
and we have no answer for them.

I think it also reflects on Scribus as being a loose collection of 
people who work on it, work at it, but have no overriding sense of where 
Scribus is going.

If there is no way to set up some nonprofit entity, then set up a simple 
corporation, in a country where taxes and filings of various documents 
are minimal. A European nonprofit status is of no help to someone in the 
US wanting to have a tax-exempt donation, but doesn't mean that they 
would not consider donating anyway.

Greg