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(I am not a lawyer and I am not a tax accountant and I am not German)
The German Joomla community needs your help - please take a few minutes to read this and then share it with all your Joomla and Open Source software friends.
J and Beyond e.V. is the legal entity that supports the Joomla community in Germany and operates the JoomlaDay Germany, JoomlaCamp Germany and J & Beyond conferences. It was founded in 2004 as a non-profit organisation but now that non-profit status is in danger.
Read more: The Law is an Ass - German #Joomla community needs your help
This article was first published in French in Cinnk Magazine
As I sit down to write this article we are all in shock over the recent atrocities in Belgium and not too long ago in Paris. Each time I log in to Facebook I see a new friend or colleague has used the Safety Check to let the world know they are ok.
In the world of software development and especially the internet that is an incredible achievement and one truly deserving of recognition and celebration. Joomla is so much more than software to produce web sites. Joomla has shown that there is another way - a way for people to work together from across the globe.