On Monday 9. July 2018 22.29.45 Daniel Pocock wrote:
There have been discussions where people were unclear about the relationship between FSF and FSFE or the fact that these are different organizations. I've seen that both publicly and privately. If people are putting FSF(E) into their will and if they do so believing their money will go into promoting freedom as RMS explains it then is FSFE able to accept that money?
Surely this is a matter for those charged with the task of executing the will.
(I personally do not see such donations in the same way as corporate donations. Corporations have their own ongoing agendas and could be perceived as buying influence by donating to charitable organisations. That an individual might decide to leave money to a cause that was dear to them is rather a different matter.)
I think your other points are more worthy of discussion...
The financial contributions of fellows/supporters to the organisation and whether fellows/supporters should feel that this alone might give them some influence in the organisation's direction, perhaps by being asked their opinions, and then perhaps only slightly influencing operations within the more rigid parameters of the organisation's stated mission.
Whether the abolition of the Fellowship is confusing to potential or existing supporters and/or donors, and whether they perceive any involvement they might have as being different after this change.
Whether there is a reasonable level of satisfaction amongst fellows/supporters about the functioning and activities of the organisation, and whether these still match the expectations of these people.
Matters of representation and whether fellows/supporters feel sufficiently represented, particularly by a board of largely appointed individuals.
Transparency about what is generally done in the organisation and the level of engagement with fellows, supporters and others.
Paul