On 2023-10-16 00:49 +0200, Michael Niedermayer wrote: > This explains how to request refunds and what can be funded by SPI > > Co-Author: Stefano Sabatini <stefa...@gmail.com> > --- > doc/spi.txt | 73 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 1 file changed, 73 insertions(+) > create mode 100644 doc/spi.txt > > diff --git a/doc/spi.txt b/doc/spi.txt > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000000..ff4af8f42b > --- /dev/null > +++ b/doc/spi.txt > @@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ > +SPI (Software in the Public Interest) is a non-profit corporation > +registered in the state of New York founded to act as a fiscal sponsor > +for organizations that develop open source software and hardware. For > +details check here: > +https://www.spi-inc.org/ > + [...] > + > +Is it possible to fund active development by SPI: > +(the texts below have been taken from multiple > + replies FFmpeg has received from SPI, they have been edited > + so that "I" was replaced by "SPI" in some cases.) > +------------------------------------------------- > +Paying for development *does* require substantial > +additional paperwork, but it is not prohibited. > + > +Several SPI projects pay contractors for development > +efforts. SPI needs a contract in place which describes the work to be > +done. There are also various things SPI needs to check (e.g. are they a > +US person or not, as with GSoC mentor payments; are they really a > +contractor and not a employee). > + > +SPI can't deal with employment at the moment because that involves a > +lot of work, like health insurance, tax withholding, etc. Contractors > +are easier because they have to take care of that themselves; Whether > +someone is a contractor vs employee depends on various factors (that > +of course are different in every country) and can be disputed (see > +e.g. the debate about whether Uber drivers are employees); SPI has a > +questionnaire about their circumstances.) ^ Minor nit: Unbalanced parenthesis
Can just be removed I read it correctly. Best regards, Alexander > +Unfortunately, there's no one-size-fits all when dealing with contractors. > +As already mentioned, without knowing the contributor's country > + > +SPI does have templates, but they depend on the contractors country. If it's > +US, Australia, France and a couple others SPI could provide them next day, > +otherwise SPI would need to ask their attorney to draft one, which would > +take some time > + > +Also, SPI has two models, MSA (which transfers ownership) and CSA (which > +grants a license instead). SPI usually sends the MSA (it's better for most > +purposes), but for development purposes, some projects prefer that the > +contractor retains ownership rights. > -- _______________________________________________ ffmpeg-devel mailing list ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org https://ffmpeg.org/mailman/listinfo/ffmpeg-devel To unsubscribe, visit link above, or email ffmpeg-devel-requ...@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".