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 ===== Types of Memberships and Members of the Association ===== ===== Types of Memberships and Members of the Association =====
  
-  - Both natural persons and legal bodies wanting to implement and promote the aims of the association may become members. Taking into account the international character of the Association and to give members the possibility to stop actively supporting and developing KDE without necessarily losing their membership, the following types of memberships are available:+  - Both natural persons and legal bodies wanting to implement and promote the aims of the association may become members. Taking into account the international character of the Association and to give members the possibility to stop actively supporting and developing Xfce without necessarily losing their membership, the following types of memberships are available:
      - **Active members** are natural persons supporting the Association’s purpose and aims through their cooperation and who in doing so take over the complete duties of an association member. Primarily, they are expected to cooperate, participate in the general assembly and exercise their voting rights.      - **Active members** are natural persons supporting the Association’s purpose and aims through their cooperation and who in doing so take over the complete duties of an association member. Primarily, they are expected to cooperate, participate in the general assembly and exercise their voting rights.
      - **Extraordinary members** are natural persons and legal bodies, who through their membership declare their support of the Association’s purposes and aims, while refraining from voting rights and the exertion of the active members’ right to participate in the general assemblies. Legal bodies chose a representative to exercise the remaining rights and duties.      - **Extraordinary members** are natural persons and legal bodies, who through their membership declare their support of the Association’s purposes and aims, while refraining from voting rights and the exertion of the active members’ right to participate in the general assemblies. Legal bodies chose a representative to exercise the remaining rights and duties.
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 All decisions taken by the Board and General Assembly will be documented in writing and are available for the members' perusal.  All decisions taken by the Board and General Assembly will be documented in writing and are available for the members' perusal. 
-===== Labour Agreement =====+===== Labour Agreements =====
  
-The Board Of Directors will constitute the payment of full-time employees through the By-Laws before their employment.+Before hiring a full-time employee the board will regulate the remuneration in the by-laws.
 ===== Financing of the Association ===== ===== Financing of the Association =====
  
-  - The necessary financial resources are obtained by  +  - The funds required for the Association are raised through  
-      - member contributions, +      - membership fees, 
-      - benefits from the federal state, communes and other public institutions,+      - contributions by the federal states, town councils and other public bodies,
       - donations,       - donations,
-      - other grants from third parties plus +      - other financial contributions made by third parties, 
-      - consideration for activity covered by common public interest, such as lectures or other. +      - benefits paid to the Association for activities it pursues for the common good, including lectures. 
-  - The amount of the member contribution is constituted by a resolution of the general meeting or all active members via internet vote. +  - The members pay fees based on the decision taken by the General Assembly or by the active members in an internet vote with a simple majority. Once defined the membership fees will be incorporated in the by-laws. 
-  - In case of the disorganization of the association or "bei Wegfall steuerbegünstigter Zwecke" //**TODO**: Having a hard time even to understand this in german. Someone maybe have a proper translation.// will the complete association's funds accrue to Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110-1335, USA, which has to spent it solely and directly for serving the public good.+  - In case of a liquidation of the Association or termination of its tax-privileged status all its assets will become property of Free Software Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02110-1335, USA, which has to use them exclusively and directly for non-for-profit purposes only.
 ===== Inception of the Articles of Association ===== ===== Inception of the Articles of Association =====
  
-These Articles of Association were decided unanimously at the founding assembly. They become active with the entry in the Register of Associations. +These Articles of Association were decided unanimously at the founding assembly on February 05, 2011 . They shall come into effect following the registration of the Articles of Association with the register of associations. 
- +//hub: I'm  confused about that. I read the german original as the statutes are registered with register of associations. Is that correct? // 
-Brussels, Belgium, 05 February 2011 +Brussels, Belgium, February 5, 2011
- +
-Signatures of the founding members: //**TODO**: This can be cut, right?+