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Eugen Rochko

I am happy to reveal that a non-profit legal entity for Mastodon, Mastodon gGmbH, is in the process of being entered into the German company register.

For context, I have been operating as a sole proprietor so far.

It's been in the works for 8 months but I didn't want to announce anything until everything was finalized just in case it didn't work out. Yesterday, I paid in the starting capital.

It wouldn't be possible without the help and advice of @mellifluousbox. More to follow in blog form.

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Erik Moeller

@Gargron @mellifluousbox

This is awesome news! Maybe we'll see you on the FLOSS Foundations mailing list? It's a great place to share best practices among nonprofits in the space

flossfoundations.org/

Forever

@Gargron Mastodon is moving to the next level! :)

Absucc :blobcattea:

Why people make legal entinties for projects?

jums

@Gargron Congrats! How can a non-profit have a capital. Is this a german possibility ?

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@Gargron @mellifluousbox yea why should community know what were you doing 8 months with nonprofit company
Tykayn

@Gargron
Congrats, time to make a post about the implications so that othet projects can get inspiration.
I just hope things won't go just like mapillary
@mellifluousbox

starguy

@Gargron
Great news! Great for you as well as all of us! Thank you for what you made!

Jon Leibowitz

@Gargron @mellifluousbox Congrats! A very promising position for the future of the ecosystem.

guenther

@Gargron @mellifluousbox

Which of the possible legal reasons for being a nonprofit are you using for this?

dejure.org/gesetze/AO/52.html

Eugen Rochko

@guenther @mellifluousbox "Die Fรถrderung von Wissenschaft und Forschung, insbesondere auf dem Gebiet der Informatik"

Ade Malsasa Akbar

@Gargron congratulations! I am glad to hear that for Mastodon, Eugen.

@mellifluousbox

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@Gargron
Hi joseph stalin aka gargledbrains.
You follow #buylargemansions like a pro marxist.

So mastodon is going full time off the window. Thanks god for misskey.

Cc @syuilo here is opportunity for misskey or whole bunch thereof.

Cc @defango please expect migrants at the border.

@mellifluousbox

william.maggos

@Gargron @mellifluousbox

any chance of renaming the mastodon.social server? using a very similar name for both the app and the server is confusing for newbies.

A large bedazzled teacup!

@Gargron Go get 'em brother. You worked hard and I can't wait to see your success continue.

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