Gentoo Linux becomes an SPI Associated Project

The Gentoo Linux project has announced
that it is now an Associated Project of Software in the Public Interest
(SPI), which will allow it to accept tax deductible donations in the
US and reduce its 'non-technical workload':

The current Gentoo Foundation has bylaws restricting its behavior
to that of a non-profit, is a recognized non-profit only in New
Mexico, but a for-profit entity at the US federal level. A direct
conversion to a federally recognized non-profit would be unlikely to
succeed without significant effort and cost.

SPI is already now recognized at US federal level as a
full-[fledged] non-profit 501(c)(3). It also handles several projects of
similar type and size (e.g., Arch and Debian) and as such has exactly
the experience and background that Gentoo needs.

According to the announcement, the goal is to 'eventually
transfer the existing assets to SPI and dissolve the Gentoo
Foundation'. How to do that is still under discussion. This will
not affect Förderverein
Gentoo e.V., which has public-benefit status in Germany and can
accept tax deductible donations in Europe.