[HN Gopher] The Future of Libjpeg-Turbo
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       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.
        
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