<![CDATA[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.]]>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. 🙏 🐘 🚀

https://www.ehrenamt-opensource.de/en/

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/topic/5efacf55-6a45-4a11-aa6c-e1b3c19b6ee6/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.RSS for NodeWed, 22 Apr 2026 04:39:16 GMTMon, 20 Apr 2026 19:42:12 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:48:16 GMT]]>@LinHead @thephpf Ehrenamt ≠ Gemeinnützigkeit

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/varbin/statuses/116441828338320579https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/varbin/statuses/116441828338320579Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:48:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:09:11 GMT]]>@LieschenrelleuM @ePirat @thephpf @soatok die Petition richtet sich an den Deutschen Bundestag. Genau deswegen wäre dessen Plattform die einzige richtige Wahl gewesen.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/c0c0bird/statuses/116441202757481526https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/c0c0bird/statuses/116441202757481526Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:09:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:14:16 GMT]]>@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.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://d-64.social/users/LinHead/statuses/116440986866185448https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://d-64.social/users/LinHead/statuses/116440986866185448Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:14:16 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:05:36 GMT]]>@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

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/LieschenrelleuM/statuses/116440244991569433https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://kolektiva.social/users/LieschenrelleuM/statuses/116440244991569433Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:05:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:57:34 GMT]]>@thephpf @soatok Why is this not on https://epetitionen.bundestag.de but some third party site I never heard of?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ePirat/statuses/116439977467591836https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/ePirat/statuses/116439977467591836Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:57:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:05:48 GMT]]>@river Did you get an answer to this?

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://merveilles.town/users/unitof/statuses/116439773894777054https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://merveilles.town/users/unitof/statuses/116439773894777054Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:05:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:39:35 GMT]]>@thephpf signed!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lo_fye/statuses/116439670840647772https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.social/users/lo_fye/statuses/116439670840647772Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:39:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:42:08 GMT]]>@thephpf Signed from Taiwan. Next step is a worldwide petition ^^

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://phpc.social/users/Blf_tpe/statuses/116439444924804331https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://phpc.social/users/Blf_tpe/statuses/116439444924804331Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:42:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:15:15 GMT]]>@thephpf done

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/saxnot/statuses/116439339186635450https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://chaos.social/users/saxnot/statuses/116439339186635450Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:15:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:28:21 GMT]]>@thephpf From Finland myself, but still signed. With comments!

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/116439154810042194https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://mastodon.green/users/gimulnautti/statuses/116439154810042194Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:28:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:16:36 GMT]]>@thephpf What effect does that have? I don't see anything about it on a scan of their webpage.

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.cat/users/river/statuses/116439108607715126https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://toot.cat/users/river/statuses/116439108607715126Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:16:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to 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. on Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:51:50 GMT]]>@thephpf damn, that's awesome!!! we need to push for this everywhere!! its rough trying to do open source in the US imo

]]>https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/zodiepupper/statuses/116439011206737984https://forum.fedi.dk/post/https://meow.social/users/zodiepupper/statuses/116439011206737984Mon, 20 Apr 2026 20:51:50 GMT