The PHP Foundation wants to publicly share our support for the petition that aims to classify open source contributions as officially recognized volunteer work in Germany.
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The PHP Foundation wants to publicly share our support for the petition that aims to classify open source contributions as officially recognized volunteer work in Germany. This is a very important distinction for all our open source friends and community members living in Germany, but anyone can sign the petition. It would also be appreciated if you want to spread the word and help us help the organizers reach the 30,000 signatures required to bring it to quorum.
@thephpf From Finland myself, but still signed. With comments!
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The PHP Foundation wants to publicly share our support for the petition that aims to classify open source contributions as officially recognized volunteer work in Germany. This is a very important distinction for all our open source friends and community members living in Germany, but anyone can sign the petition. It would also be appreciated if you want to spread the word and help us help the organizers reach the 30,000 signatures required to bring it to quorum.
@thephpf done
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The PHP Foundation wants to publicly share our support for the petition that aims to classify open source contributions as officially recognized volunteer work in Germany. This is a very important distinction for all our open source friends and community members living in Germany, but anyone can sign the petition. It would also be appreciated if you want to spread the word and help us help the organizers reach the 30,000 signatures required to bring it to quorum.
@thephpf Signed from Taiwan. Next step is a worldwide petition ^^
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The PHP Foundation wants to publicly share our support for the petition that aims to classify open source contributions as officially recognized volunteer work in Germany. This is a very important distinction for all our open source friends and community members living in Germany, but anyone can sign the petition. It would also be appreciated if you want to spread the word and help us help the organizers reach the 30,000 signatures required to bring it to quorum.
@thephpf signed!
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@thephpf What effect does that have? I don't see anything about it on a scan of their webpage.
@river Did you get an answer to this?
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The PHP Foundation wants to publicly share our support for the petition that aims to classify open source contributions as officially recognized volunteer work in Germany. This is a very important distinction for all our open source friends and community members living in Germany, but anyone can sign the petition. It would also be appreciated if you want to spread the word and help us help the organizers reach the 30,000 signatures required to bring it to quorum.
@thephpf @soatok Why is this not on https://epetitionen.bundestag.de but some third party site I never heard of?
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@thephpf @soatok Why is this not on https://epetitionen.bundestag.de but some third party site I never heard of?
@ePirat @thephpf @soatok das ist mehrfach ganz gut und übersichtlich erklärt worden zb hier https://sintfluth.de/sintfluth-blog/petitionsplattformen-welche-plattform-fuer-welche-kampagne
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The PHP Foundation wants to publicly share our support for the petition that aims to classify open source contributions as officially recognized volunteer work in Germany. This is a very important distinction for all our open source friends and community members living in Germany, but anyone can sign the petition. It would also be appreciated if you want to spread the word and help us help the organizers reach the 30,000 signatures required to bring it to quorum.
@thephpf Unfortunately, this (unofficial) petition is not worded effectively and therefore futile. Under German law, individual work cannot be recognized as voluntary work in order to be tax-exempt. Only organizations can be recognized as non-profit, not the individual itself. The law (the so-called 'Abgabenordnung') must be changed so that FOSS becomes a recognized purpose for 'promoting the common good'. Only then can organizations be recognized as charitable and thus tax-exempt.
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@ePirat @thephpf @soatok das ist mehrfach ganz gut und übersichtlich erklärt worden zb hier https://sintfluth.de/sintfluth-blog/petitionsplattformen-welche-plattform-fuer-welche-kampagne
@LieschenrelleuM @ePirat @thephpf @soatok die Petition richtet sich an den Deutschen Bundestag. Genau deswegen wäre dessen Plattform die einzige richtige Wahl gewesen.
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@thephpf Unfortunately, this (unofficial) petition is not worded effectively and therefore futile. Under German law, individual work cannot be recognized as voluntary work in order to be tax-exempt. Only organizations can be recognized as non-profit, not the individual itself. The law (the so-called 'Abgabenordnung') must be changed so that FOSS becomes a recognized purpose for 'promoting the common good'. Only then can organizations be recognized as charitable and thus tax-exempt.
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