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Nicolò Ribaudo
@nicr.dev

So now there are two main European atproto providers (PDS and client), one is open source and one is closed source. Very concerned that the EU talks about how important OSS is, and then they pick the closed source one :/

Emelia
@thisismissem.social

One is non-profit, the other for-profit, too. EU picked for-profit over non-profit social good, that was recommended to them by the JRC report I just shared.

Nicolò Ribaudo
@nicr.dev

Modal Foundation (which owns the eurosky project) is, right?

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opfuchs.gay
@opfuchs.gay

I think it is fair to call it a nonprofit given the restrictions on profit distribution and the purpose requirements. The fact it's a stichting and not a BV/NV is significant imo If you have stricter requirements to count something as a nonprofit, we are disagreeing about terms

opfuchs.gay
@opfuchs.gay

In general, in a comparative corporate law context I'm comfortable also describing e.g. an Italian APS or a Belgian ASBL/VZW as "nonprofit" given the constraints on distribution

ave
@ave.zone

Then I'd prefer referring to Modal and Eurosky as "not for profit". From what I see, people assume "nonprofit" in the US sense and as such think that you're tax exempt and required to be for public interest, which is not true.