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 597B348025 for ; Wed, 8 Nov 2023 17:44:10 +0000 (UTC) Received: from [127.0.1.1] (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ffbox0-bg.mplayerhq.hu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3415D68CAAA; Wed, 8 Nov 2023 19:44:08 +0200 (EET) Received: from mout.gmx.net (mout.gmx.net [212.227.17.21]) by ffbox0-bg.mplayerhq.hu (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8839F68BE8A for ; Wed, 8 Nov 2023 19:44:00 +0200 (EET) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=gmx.net; s=s31663417; t=1699465439; x=1700070239; i=eclipse7@gmx.net; bh=h/Si4DvspOgO6P4z+VHNuGFy1WCkiDhMQOIokyHSUf4=; h=X-UI-Sender-Class:Date:From:To:Subject:References:In-Reply-To; b=Uq+1Y1JuNYHK5D9J/VRcJLebAtWfwgic43NmYh1ZLcQ1MFcpev0sY007XuTr57Xy KRV4ONOpvyRIELHGh1/80puOCYwGhlFrVwonfKY1oOOvDzyhDJIAocx+tF5VCdMkG poty1jwdWvKZ76T0etKVbHmviqfLzjykePnWuxuPMrP5A4VqEKZzhkGQasFNrUpwq izCCCbJoii3nh+xhijd8IHZ49YLoqnPzOgwll6v05oX5DYJRszhOgB237xpa0HKMW tBdXdlccIBNf76flwxnqZV5n6ws5WZF4rz1wEnuS+49w1SAgyKLUK07K0ViMi/ZpQ guidqjSZUReSwB4tDg== X-UI-Sender-Class: 724b4f7f-cbec-4199-ad4e-598c01a50d3a Received: from metallschleimette ([91.12.124.168]) by mail.gmx.net (mrgmx104 [212.227.17.168]) with ESMTPSA (Nemesis) id 1Mlf0U-1riEzN0R98-00ikVq for ; Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:25:59 +0100 Date: Wed, 8 Nov 2023 12:35:10 +0100 From: Alexander Strasser To: FFmpeg development discussions and patches Message-ID: References: <20231015224956.12332-1-michael@niedermayer.cc> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20231015224956.12332-1-michael@niedermayer.cc> X-Provags-ID: V03:K1:UaTZtf6kXb8j7CRCx34t9OQc8yTSjfQJ8vLOqXMgdqQ8XlWmhKS VLRo6r+Z6Vs8p+Mr0odl5K5s/FJAkoHN5VgRDWCMphrZptOWJQZLkHpmeYOQ1fERZRJdcx3 z0mEnRepFiGSJjvpdVKi8FwvSTJmIItxK5IT4PGj3WOf64oSENBepmVR6lQhU3XykIsxHf6 7Axwr5IavL+LIQN5YOLcw== X-Spam-Flag: NO UI-OutboundReport: notjunk:1;M01:P0:W1AgdLXiFXw=;zkIWDoLOM5Qs9IfT9sxUfvZxMQi ARRe3jKNBYHwuPDmAeRxOFL5EIxGYYNBbxXWcpL0d8pvRo0HqmyFD5Rs58URQt/MZUchX7+QJ NQ2H5jf+Cafts2fUNxfmycBFc2E2d6em+19Ux/9TDKBhiNaBEMl/OT1ayEY7WVBI+p0UubZ95 1w/RiWT5vNLZqriStQe1I/3u/zR64K5IHQ98FeCasuYUdv6oyKCY4Lo+/DlkVqmOeyKb9Wtbg dedo4tuOe9kdbxFQybUSHXVBGD6t+Q1fBSrk3VYETZRdUPT1MAh34BxBDI1qyitfCha3JRN+q UHlygbTHQ/InYp6gT9jJsUlDOMeJA1ebZbkm1VHNoJ/v77ruXmUU3jfg17C6Zhc52299Xcebb EfZrSh46UFGtrBKSMuzvIy8Sw1fFXWN3FA+SJsViv5btcUtfu84Mij+H6YOz5r3TrrNg+SdIH NqMfMxsonGEvdCNoPW+12uMIlDiTJLFpsjYNFVVNNL94DfONRQxvCNGhJhaxmKnly1nq4iCtt DU436Oot53ks2NZ2DGunxYbVA7/E8Uyg/WIaPbnCMUsFSsAXunAgppigydgLUz3zGSZ1+GMlC vZwD4YPoEm7aV5ihNiN33gALUTht1Qp6UHsSIzVL6JS+payUqGoco2Unr93RPm+Fdck6jccTX EVBXdLlIbV/mu5DMaKBbbNlHERW202CMom3Xv9ZE0QBQTve/T8pIJxTAwiphvI80Mi+StXy9Q TnBmVYnnvu/XInDfk8yf0HXag4xV/AQgkvtHEJVdpb+IslbnzQuJxjNgWgheRq547uBbSlof7 I4yYdGt+Vo3nhsUMfSCWwSzCpHVABc52alu1Eifblj6m5LD6nnsRFzRU4xNvC08ug9bv/dp+A IKfGRUwXYmlOIDHhVetMHrXvfgHpH1qu9iq//LhhSjfM2G8BAHbH7wqHxML5hV93hp7BnTShF kJmEvQ== Subject: Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH v2] doc: 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 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: 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 > --- > 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-request@ffmpeg.org with subject "unsubscribe".