documented at the [[nlnet_proposals]] page.
NLNet is a Foundation and so does not have employees or enter into "work
-for hire" agreements. It also will not give money to Corporations:
-only to Universities, individuals, and other Foundations.
+for hire" agreements. It also will not give money to Corporations
+(or, it will, but at a rate which does not include payment of Corporation
+insurance, tax etc.): only to Universities, individuals, and other
+Foundations.
They have an extremely knowledgeable International Tax Law specialist
who has negotiated tax agreements with most countries in the world and
* 2019-10-032 Proofs <https://bugs.libre-soc.org/show_bug.cgi?id=158>
* 2019-10-046 Standards <https://bugs.libre-soc.org/show_bug.cgi?id=174>
-# NLNet new members onboarding FAQ
+# NLNet new members onboarding FAQ <a id="faq">
This FAQ is written to assist people in understanding the key difference
between being "financially rewarded with charitable donations" and
you!) If it's longer, then, well, this is really no different from
having given a "quote" for a job. If that's really problematic
we may be able to sort something out.
+* Q: So do I pay any tax on what I get paid?
+ - A: This is a question that you will have to ask your *Accountant*. In
+ most jurisdictions, Charitable Gifts (which is what NLnet gives you)
+ are entirely tax-free, however beyond a certain point some jurisdictions
+ might start taxing it. Bottom line: it is **your** responsibility to
+ check with **your** Accountant. Not ours, and not NLnet's. We can
+ help get you through the "Understanding Hoops" on that however it is
+ definitely your responsibility and your responsibility alone.
* Q: What was that about a Memorandum of Understanding?
- A: Part of NLnet's funding remit (under the EU Horizon 2020
Programme) and also part of the protection for yourself and for
associated Grant's MoU. Note and reinforcement reminder: *this is
not a contract*, it is simply for the NLnet Foundation's
"Accountability and Audit trails" and is entirely private.
+ Also note that the MoU specifically states (reinforcing the above)
+ that you agree that it's your responsibility to contact an Accountant
+ and to comply with local Tax Law regarding the donations that you
+ receive.
* Q: What about my privacy in that regard?
- A: NLnet do not give out confidential names and addresses and we
request that you communicate that information directly to them
of money (which will be a donation by that Corporation) there is
a financial incentive there (licensing deals for GPUs start around
USD 250,000 for the low-end ones and go up from there).
+* Q: What's this about transparency?
+ - A: We are funded under NLnet's Privacy and Enhanced Trust Programme
+ <https://nlnet.nl/PET>. The mandate is so that people to be able to
+ trust what we are doing, and for independent audits to be able to
+ take place. Therefore, development discussion needs to be under
+ resources within our control to record (i.e. not github). Even the
+ IRC channel is logged.
+* Q: So I have to record *everything*?
+ - A: No, just make sure to use the bugtracker, mailing lists, IRC channel
+ gitolite3 and FTP server for general day-to-day *development*. Not
+ your "personal conversations" or (if a Professor for example) your
+ Lectures which happen to mention LibreSOC.
+* Q: That sounds nerve-wracking!
+ - A: This is just how Libre software development is done: entirely publicly!
+ There is nothing new here in 30+ years of Libre software development,
+ it's just that it's a condition of involvement rather than optional.
+ [sotto voice: and to be honest the traffic volume is so high and it's
+ of such specialist interest that nobody's going to be looking who isn't
+ genuinely interested :) ]
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