From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from ffbox0-bg.mplayerhq.hu (ffbox0-bg.ffmpeg.org [79.124.17.100]) by master.gitmailbox.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0E36249AB3 for ; Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:01:36 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [127.0.1.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ffbox0-bg.mplayerhq.hu (Postfix) with ESMTP id D4F9F68CCD5; Tue, 27 Feb 2024 21:01:34 +0200 (EET) Received: from relay8-d.mail.gandi.net (relay8-d.mail.gandi.net [217.70.183.201]) by ffbox0-bg.mplayerhq.hu (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 35BE568CCD5 for ; Tue, 27 Feb 2024 21:01:28 +0200 (EET) Received: by mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 5625B1BF203 for ; Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:01:27 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=niedermayer.cc; s=gm1; t=1709060487; h=from:from:reply-to:subject:subject:date:date:message-id:message-id: to:to:cc; bh=g9DGfC0ONthwk3DPdcOxVs7s/xKqFVLSlCdbtwwqS60=; b=bPLgzLPygm1rob/GJxDx4R7Dgie09guOPDcWyTmSnIy6FQBxs9z6XewYI9ZJ5dI8CWNiB0 /LKtGsQw++DFnHED2UguN9uJemMLn7LqpiReV6CjhJpRCZMhw5i4hurfWHr1WNLbQIIMhz Z8gIcPMsShD85aXJinkKoN48s9ef2h1d6DDuwWV+HkMtOFkPJrWQBz009Nynv1giQlRqVk r/u3eMLhIxjF/xazyCsl/DMGQsrw3LpiR4B8BmlVZhh3FwHwy6S9u/BkQpE+d2+YjyLQBN Ec3lNlVSexJvhKL8FL6Fk+4vZCN2phtu+zv9xqQpeWPqUOF1t9zpGfgqQVNITw== From: Michael Niedermayer To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2024 20:01:26 +0100 Message-Id: <20240227190126.1725-1-michael@niedermayer.cc> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.17.1 X-GND-Sasl: michael@niedermayer.cc Subject: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] web: Add spi.txt X-BeenThere: ffmpeg-devel@ffmpeg.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: FFmpeg development discussions and patches List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Reply-To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Errors-To: ffmpeg-devel-bounces@ffmpeg.org Sender: "ffmpeg-devel" Archived-At: List-Archive: List-Post: This explains how to request refunds and what can be funded by SPI Co-Author: Stefano Sabatini --- Makefile | 2 +- src/spi | 98 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ src/spi_js | 0 src/spi_title | 1 + src/template_head2 | 1 + 5 files changed, 101 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) create mode 100644 src/spi create mode 100644 src/spi_js create mode 100644 src/spi_title diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile index 0686e44..dd681e4 100644 --- a/Makefile +++ b/Makefile @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ # ffmpeg.org HTML generation from source files SRCS = about bugreports consulting contact donations documentation download \ - olddownload index legal shame security archive + olddownload index legal shame security spi archive HTML_TARGETS = $(addsuffix .html,$(addprefix htdocs/,$(SRCS))) diff --git a/src/spi b/src/spi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8fffc7f --- /dev/null +++ b/src/spi @@ -0,0 +1,98 @@ +

+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: +www.spi-inc.org +

+ +

+FFmpeg is an SPI associated project and donations can be collected and +handled by SPI on behalf of FFmpeg. For details about the association +check here: +www.spi-inc.org/projects/ffmpeg/ +

+ +
+ +

How to request refunds from SPI:

+

+Send a mail to ffmpeg-devel with the [REFUND-REQUEST] tag and a short +description of the refund topic in the subject. +

+ +

+In the mail, you also need to provide the amount to be refunded, with +a short description of how the money was spent. +

+ +

+There is no need and is not recommeded to send receipts when sending +the refund request on the ffmpeg-devel mailing-list, but they are +usually needed later when the request is approved and the refund +request is sent to SPI: +www.spi-inc.org/treasurer/reimbursement-form +

+ +
+

What can be payed by SPI:

+

+FFmpeg money collected at SPI can be used for any purpose which is in line with +501(c)3 nonprofit rules, and within our mission (Free & OSS software). +

+ +

+In practice we frequently payed for travel and hardware. +For other refund expenses or sponsorships, it is recommended to +discuss them beforehand on ffmpeg-devel. If there is a community +agreement on their approval, the current FFmpeg liaison will followup +to get an approval on the SPI side. +

+ + +
+

Funding 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 about the potential +contractors(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, especially without knowing the contributor's country. +

+

+SPI does have some contract templates which depends on the contractors +country. In case of US, Australia, France and a couple others +countries, SPI can easily provide them, 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. +

+ +

+ diff --git a/src/spi_js b/src/spi_js new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e69de29 diff --git a/src/spi_title b/src/spi_title new file mode 100644 index 0000000..389532a --- /dev/null +++ b/src/spi_title @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +SPI diff --git a/src/template_head2 b/src/template_head2 index 7ba634b..79d2f51 100644 --- a/src/template_head2 +++ b/src/template_head2 @@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
  • Contribute
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