I would not read into it too much about the funds. They could have it back, or not. I don't know anything about what is going on.
But regardless, if I was a CentOS so-and-so I would not be willing to accept any new donations until CentOS had a sort of trust or not-for-profit something setup were money didn't go to somebody's personal bank account.
Posted Aug 2, 2009 8:43 UTC (Sun) by simosx (subscriber, #24338)
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If you read the announcement, it already mentions that people should refrain for now from making donations. Apparently until the issue with the funds clears up.