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| - | ===== The Tox Project ===== | ||
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| - | The Tox Project shall exist for the purpose of advancing the state of secure | ||
| - | communication of the individual. The Tox Project shall further the development | ||
| - | of the Tox core library as its steward. The Tox Project will provide: | ||
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| - | * Funding for core developers, when reasonably within the organization budget | ||
| - | * Maintenance of a published standard describing the Tox core protocol and library implementation | ||
| - | * Maintenance of a published standard describing Tox client implementation guidelines | ||
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| - | The Tox Project shall also be responsible for facilitating collaboration amongst | ||
| - | the various Tox core and client developers (collectively termed "Tox | ||
| - | developers" | ||
| - | discussion between and among the two groups. | ||
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| - | Lastly, The Tox Project will also provide (at its own discretion) at least the | ||
| - | following services, free-of-charge, | ||
| - | library: | ||
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| - | * Build infrastructure | ||
| - | * Binary and package distribution infrastructure | ||
| - | * Documentation infrastructure | ||
| - | * An outlet for public relations | ||
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| - | The Tox Project shall ensure that its purpose and mode of operation remain within | ||
| - | the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. | ||
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| - | The above text was taken directly from the most recent draft of our organizational bylaws. | ||
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| - | The relationship of the Tox Project to Tox is analogous to the Linux Foundation' | ||
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| - | The Tox Project consists of the members of the Tox Project executive board, the project assets (money, equipment, etc...), and any committees established by the Tox Project. The Tox Project is not yet a legal entity, but is in the process of incorporating and becoming a registered 501%%(c)%%(3) non-profit organization. | ||
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| - | ==== Who Is The Tox Project? ==== | ||
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| - | The following table lists the members of the Tox Project executive board: | ||
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| - | ^ Name ^ Handle | ||
| - | | David Zero | [[zero-one@tox.chat| zero-one]] | ||
| - | | | [[JFreegman@tox.chat| Jfreegman]] | ||
| - | | D. H. | [[stal@tox.chat| stal]] | ||
| - | | | [[impyy@tox.chat| Impyy]] | ||
| - | | | [[nurupo@tox.chat| nurupo]] | ||
| - | | | [[mannol@tox.chat| mannol]] | ||
| - | | | [[irungentoo@tox.chat| irungentoo]] | ||
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| - | Those listed without names have chosen to keep themselves anonymous (for now). If you wish to send an email to the entire board, you may send mail to our distribution list, [[leadership@tox.chat]] | ||
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| - | ==== How Is The Tox Project Run? ==== | ||
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| - | The Tox Project executive board makes decisions about the organization on a democratic basis. We meet once a week to discuss organization issues and goals, and then decide on a plan of action using a simple majority vote. | ||
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| - | ==== Tox Project Organizational Bylaws ==== | ||
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| - | If you'd like to learn, in more detail, about what the Tox Project is, who runs it, and how it's being run, see [[https:// | ||
