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 #+TITLE: GnuPG e.V.
 #+STARTUP: showall
 #+SETUPFILE: "../share/setup.inc"
 #+macro: atgit [[https://git.gnupg.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?p=gnupg-verein.git;a=blob_plain;f=$1][$2]]
 
 * The GnuPG e.V.
 
-In February 2017 several GnuPG developers came together for a 3 day
-hackathon.  While having some beer in the [[http://www.bilkinfo.de/kneipen/tigges.html][Tigges]] one evening, the
-lingering plan for setting up a legal entity was finally agreed upon.
-Work on the constitution commenced immediately and the founding assembly
-commenced the following day at 13:37.
-
-The 7 founding members are: Andre Heinecke, Justus Winter, Kai
-Michaelis, Marcus Brinkmann, Neal Walfied, Werner Koch and Yutaka
-Niibe.  The elected chair is Werner, the vice Andre, and the cashier
-Marcus.  Marcus resigned on 2017-08-02; a new cashier needs to be
-elected soon.
-
-The rules on how to apply for membership will soon be posted.  The
-registration number is /VR11482/ at /Amtsgericht Düsseldorf/.  The tax
-office Düsseldorf-Altstadt confirmed our charitable state on
-2017-04-03.
+The GnuPG e.V. is a charitable legal person (a German “Verein”) to
+improve data protection, data sovereignty and customer protection in
+in our supranational networked society.  To achieve these goals the
+Verein seeks for international cooperation with people and
+organizations and supports the development and distribution of Free
+and Open Source software.
+
+The Verein was founded on February 8, 2017 by 7 active GnuPG
+developers.  Its registration number is /VR11482/ at /Amtsgericht
+Düsseldorf/.  The tax office Düsseldorf-Altstadt has confirmed the
+charitable state.  As of 2018-02-02 the Verein has 15 regular members
+represented by its board: Werner Koch (chairperson), Martin
+Gollowitzer (vice-chair) and Andre Heinecke (treasurer).
 
 ** Menu
 
 - [[file:members.org][Members]]
 - [[file:finances.org][Financial overview]]
 - {{{atgit(legal/constitution.de.pdf,constitution)}}} [German]
 - {{{atgit(legal/constitution.en.pdf,constitution)}}} [English translation]
 - {{{atgit(legal/founding-protocol-20170208.txt,Founding protocol)}}}
   [German]
-
-
+- [[https://gnupg.org/ftp/verein/beitragsordnung.en.pdf][Membership fee regulations (English)]]  [[https://gnupg.org/ftp/verein/beitragsordnung.de.pdf][(German)]]
 
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 #+TITLE: Members of the GnuPG e.V
 #+STARTUP: showall
 #+SETUPFILE: "../share/setup.inc"
 
 * List of GnuPG e.V Members.
 
-To apply for membership please write to board@.  We expect that you
-have a more than average interest in GnuPG or OpenPGP and that you are
-active in development or in evangelizing end-to-end encryption.
+To apply for membership please write to board at gnupg dot org.  For
+regular members we expect that you have a more than average interest
+in GnuPG and that you are active in development or in evangelizing
+end-to-end encryption.  It is also possible to support the Verein by
+applying as a supporting member.  See the membership regulations
+([[https://gnupg.org/ftp/verein/beitragsordnung.en.pdf][English]], [[https://gnupg.org/ftp/verein/beitragsordnung.de.pdf][German]]) for details.
+
 
 ** The regular members
 
   - Andre Heinecke
   - Bernhard Reiter
   - Damien Goutte-Gattat
   - Daniel Kahn Gillmor
   - Guilhem Moulin
   - Holger Smolinski
   - Justus Winter
   - Kai Michaelis
   - Kristian Fiskerstrand
   - Martin Gollowitzer
   - Maurice Kemmann
   - Neal Walfied
   - Phil Pennock
   - Werner Koch
   - Yutaka Niibe
 
 *** Former members
 
   - Marcus Brinkmann
 
 ** The supporting members
 
-  /none so far - we still need to setup rules/
+  /none so far/