On date Monday 2023-10-16 00:49:56 +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/ > + > +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: > +https://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: > +https://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. > + > +
> +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.) > +------------------------------------------------- This is a mix of a question and a title. My take: Funding active development by SPI: ---------------------------------- The text below have been taken from multiple replies FFmpeg has received from SPI. [...] > +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 needs to check about the potential contractors (... > +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 Unfortunately, there's no one-size-fits all when dealing with contractors, especially 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 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. [...] LGTM otherwise and can be tweaked once in. _______________________________________________ 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".
