@dennis1248 had sent me a draft proposal for a possible restructuring of Manjaro project in advance via a DM and told me, that it might be formally submitted by the community to me at a later state.
With this post here on the internal hub, it now seems that the community has serious intentions to actually found a non-profit association (German Verein/e.V) and push ahead with a split from the company.
Before the company was founded, there had already been suggestions and discussions to establish an association or other forms of legal entity to make the Manjaro project more sustainable. Ultimately, the current corporate structure was chosen as the only legal entity, known as the Manjaro GmbH & Co. KG company. The company has already provided significant financial support to the project in the past and has also employed various Manjaro developers on a freelance basis since 2019 using company funds.
I have no personal objections on the subject of founding an association to separate the project from the company. However, at this time, I will not be personally involved in any founding processes of this new legal entity. In this regard, association members should not be involved in the company in any way.
Any transfers of company assets or infrastructure require close consultation with the company and yet to be established new legal entity, in order to ensure that the interests of both parties are safeguarded as amicably and smoothly as possible. Any actions that could damage the business must be ruled out. To ensure the smooth operation of the company, assets relevant to the company will remain within the company.
Finally, I would like to note that any actions or comments that could damage the business or reputation of myself or the company should be refrained from in order to ensure a mutually agreeable process and avoid legal actions.