[HN Gopher] The Future of Libjpeg-Turbo ___________________________________________________________________ The Future of Libjpeg-Turbo Author : tehnicaorg Score : 99 points Date : 2021-01-10 15:46 UTC (7 hours ago) (HTM) web link (groups.google.com) (TXT) w3m dump (groups.google.com) | kelnos wrote: | I would consider donating, but I'd frankly prefer to donate to | tax-exempt orgs. That way I can donate more with the same | effective "cost" to myself. I get that it's not trivial to set | one of these up (especially for someone who is already in a | funding deficit), but I think it would make donations a more | attractive option for people. | | Additionally, the email talks about funding in hours of | development work, but doesn't mention what each hour costs... | would be helpful information to have in order to size a donation. | TaylorAlexander wrote: | Strange thing: Open Collective's offers fiscal hosts for | simplifying paperwork, but if you select the Open Source | Collective as your fiscal host, donations are not tax | deductible because they say "the IRS doesn't consider software | development a charitable act" or something. But there's so many | software non profits in the US and I really don't understand | that claim. | | So Open Collective has another fiscal host for charities and | those donations are tax deductible, and I'm now trying to | figure out what the difference really is as I'd like to set up | my own charitable organization to fund a farming robot I am | developing. | | Anyway I could _almost_ just say Libjpeg-turbo could set up an | opencollective as their whole mission is to solve the paperwork | problem for open source projects, but for whatever reason their | open source software donations aren 't actually tax | deductible... | | Does anyone here know about this IRS issue? | _Microft wrote: | It feels like patio11's comment on donating vs. paying for open | source software should be linked to from here: | | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10863939 | kelnos wrote: | For non-businesses, I think one thing that would make donations | a lot more attractive is if they could be made to a tax-exempt | org (that means I can donate more at the same cost to myself, | or donate the same at lower cost). But I get that something | like that is hard to set up for someone who is already under | water funding-wise. It would be great if there was an umbrella | org that could handle this, perhaps for a fee/percentage much | lower than what is usually "lost" to taxes. | | patio11's comment is about donating vs. paying by a business | entity. Something I hadn't considered is that a business (even | if it's just a one-person developer who has incorporated) can | pay for software tax-free to any org as long as it's an actual | business expense, since businesses (at least in the US, and I | assume in Japan as well) are taxed on their profits, not on | their gross income. | | Patrick's issue with donating as a business makes sense: the | tax authorities will look at a donation and think it's a part | of a tax-avoidance scheme, but if the business pays for a | license to software (even the payment is essentially a part of | a custom license, and the software is also available for free | under the same or similar terms), and has that payment | documented, it's fine. | mahmoudhossam wrote: | Can someone please change the title so it reflects the content? | | This is libjpeg-turbo needing funding, the current title is | clickbaity | ChrisMarshallNY wrote: | That's literally the actual title of the posting. | | I've seen a number of similar postings here, with similar | titles. | | I agree that it doesn't necessarily convey the stated goal of | the posting, but I wouldn't call it "clickbaity." | turbouser wrote: | I would have a hard time convincing management to sponsor, but if | there was an affordable support option, it would be easier.... We | regularly pay 1k/year support for 'mission critical' systems. | tehnicaorg wrote: | A link to https://jpeg.rocks/ was posted here: | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25712301 | | This is based on https://github.com/mozilla/mozjpeg, which is a | patched version of https://github.com/libjpeg-turbo/libjpeg-turbo | ChrisMarshallNY wrote: | LibJPEG-Turbo is a really great library. We tested a number of | them, and wound up using it. It has a good, commercial-friendly | license, and screams like a bat out of hell. | | I no longer work for the company that would have used it, but I'd | gently suggest that it would not be a good idea to let it die. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-01-10 23:01 UTC)