There is a petition ongoing for Germany so that working on open source projects is recognized as volunteer work. Context: Anyone who writes, maintains and translates software is officially doing this as a hobby in Germany. In terms of tax and funding law, working on open source projects does not count as volunteering, unlike working in a sports club, in youth work or in the rescue service.
More information (German): Linuxundich
Please sign if you agree with that. Link to the petition
why 3rd party petition site instead the official one provided by the gov?
I’m not aware of this. Maybe you can provide it.
https://lemmy.ml/comment/28755614
Kindly ask you to consider searching before posting.
It wasn’t? Why?
It is considered as a hobby in Germany. In terms of tax and funding law, working on open source projects does not count as volunteering, unlike working in a sports club, etc.