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On 8/26/15, 12:05 PM, "Monty Taylor" <mordred at inaugust.com> wrote:

>On 08/26/2015 09:16 AM, Jonathan Bryce wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> I'm very happy to report that after a lengthy process with the US
>>Internal Revenue Service (IRS), including an initial denial and an
>>appeal, the OpenStack Foundation has been granted 501c6 tax exempt
>>status. This is clear recognition of the positive impact that our
>>Foundation is having on the cloud computing industry.
>>
>> While it may seem like a small administrative matter, the long term
>>impact is very positive for the efforts of the Foundation and the
>>industry, allowing us to devote more resources to ensuring the cloud
>>revolution is truly open to everyone. We also hope this outcome for our
>>Foundation benefits other open source organizations pursuing tax exempt
>>status with the IRS now and in the future.
>>
>> Thank you to everyone in the OpenStack community and the greater open
>>source world who supported us through the process.
>
>That's so exciting!!! Congratulations and kudos on all the hard work!
>
>
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