On Thu, Oct 12, 2023 at 10:03:20AM +0200, Andreas Rheinhardt wrote:
> Michael Niedermayer:
> > This explains how to request refunds and what can be funded by SPI
> > ---
> >  doc/spi.txt | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 50 insertions(+)
> >  create mode 100644 doc/spi.txt
> > 
> > diff --git a/doc/spi.txt b/doc/spi.txt
> > new file mode 100644
> > index 0000000000..7d85de8f09
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/doc/spi.txt
> > @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
> > +How to request refunds from SPI:
> > +--------------------------------
> > +Send a mail to ffmpeg-devel with [REFUND-REQUEST] in the subject
> > +
> > +
> > +What can be payed by SPI:
> > +-------------------------
> > +FFmpeg money collected at SPI can be used for any purpose which is OK by
> > +501(c)3 nonprofit rules, and within our mission (Free & OSS software).
> > +
> > +In practice we frequently payed for Travel and Hardware.
>                                        ^          ^
>                                        t          h
> 
> > +For other things, it is recommanded to disscuss them beforehand
>                                  ^          ^
>                                  e
> 
> > +on ffmpeg-devel and if the community agrees to fund them, also with
> > +SPI through stefano before starting with anything.
>                ^
>                S
> 
> > +
> > +
> > +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 prohibitied.
>                                                ^
> 
> > +
> > +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.)
> > +
> > +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 retain ownership rights.
>                     ^
>                     s
> 
> This should explain what the abbreviations stand for.

I believe MSA stands for Master service agreement. I do not know what CSA stands for

all other things fixed

thx

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