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diff --git a/docs/website/association.html b/docs/website/association.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..9dec865314 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/website/association.html @@ -0,0 +1,122 @@ +<!--#include file="header.html" --> + +<div class="container"> + <div class="row nh"><!-- current sponsor row --> + <div class="col-lg-10 col-lg-offset-1 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> + <div class="panel panel-primary"> + <div class="panel-heading">Association</div> + <div class="panel-body"> + + <p>The Buildroot open-source project is supported by a + non-profit organization called the <strong>Buildroot + Association</strong>. The goal of this non-profit + organization is <strong>to engage actions to promote, help + develop and democratise the Buildroot project</strong>.</p> + + <p>This non-profit organization is registered as a legal + entity in France, more precisely as an <em>association loi + 1901</em>.</p> + + <p>This organization can receive funding from members, + donors and sponsors. This funding is then used to pay for:</p> + + <ul> + <li>the meeting rooms used during the Buildroot + Developers Meeting twice per year;</li> + <li>travel expenses for contributors + willing to attend the Buildroot Developers + Meeting, and not covered by their employer to do + so;</li> + <li>renting servers and services used to host the + Buildroot infrastructure.</li> + </ul> + + <p>The bylaws of the association are available + in <a href="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/buildroot/buildroot-association/master/statuts_fr.txt">French</a> + (official) and + in <a href="https://github.com/buildroot/buildroot-association/blob/master/statutes_en.txt">English</a> + (unofficial translation). The association was declared on + March 14, 2016 to the <em>Préfecture de Haute-Garonne</em> + (France) and is registered under the n°W313024278. See this + official <a href="https://github.com/buildroot/buildroot-association/blob/master/pdf/Recepisse_CR.pdf">receipt</a> + from the French authorities.</p> + + <p>Our accounting is fully public, including the bank + account summaries, + see <a href="https://github.com/buildroot/buildroot-association/tree/master/accounting">accounting</a>. Numerous + other administrative documents related to the association + are available on + its <a href="https://github.com/buildroot/buildroot-association/">Github + repository</a></p> + </div> + </div> + + <div class="panel panel-primary"> + <div class="panel-heading">Becoming a member</div> + <div class="panel-body"> + + <p>To become a member, an individual or a company simply has + to pay its yearly membership. For an individual, the minimum + membership fee per year is 10 EUR. For a company, the + minimum membership fee per year is 150 EUR. Individuals and + companies are free to give more than the minimum + required.</p> + + <p>The membership is valid for the current civil year, i.e + any membership fee paid in 2019 is valid through December 31, + 2019.</p> + + <p>Once the membership fee is received, it will be listed in + the + association <a href="https://github.com/buildroot/buildroot-association/tree/master/accounting">accounting</a> + files, which serve as the official list of + members. Therefore, members accept that their name and the + amount of their membership fee is made public.</p> + + <p>There are two possibilities to pay the membership + fee:</p> + + <ul> + + <li>A direct wire-transfer to the association bank + account. Since the bank account is located in France, this + is completely free of charge for any person or company + located in the European Union. The IBAN number of the + association bank account is <code>FR53 2004 1010 1615 0958 + 0P03 772</code>.</li> + + <li>A Paypal payment to the association Paypal account, + whose address + is <code>buildroot-association@lists.buildroot.org</code>.</li> + + </ul> + + </div> + </div> + + <div class="panel panel-primary"> + <div class="panel-heading">Sponsoring the project</div> + <div class="panel-body"> + + <p>Companies willing to help the Buildroot project can do so + by making a donation to the <em>Buildroot + Association</em>. In exchange for these donations, companies + will be listed on our <a href="/sponsors.html">Sponsors</a> + page and will be thanked in our release announcements.</p> + + <p>As the <em>Buildroot Association</em> is a legal entity + registered in France, it is able to deliver a bill and/or + receipt.</p> + + <p>Please + contact <a href="mailto:buildroot-association@lists.buildroot.org">buildroot-association@lists.buildroot.org</a> + if you are a company interested in making a donation.</p> + + </div> + </div> + + </div> + </div> +</div> + +<!--#include file="footer.html" --> |