Re:Taking a month off from OSS volunteering
by drvdevd on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @03:14PM
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It's only fraudulant if you don't report it. And you should charge the highest possible sum you can, IMO, or whatever sum you choose if you're being charitable. In such a hypothetical case - it's your project and so the upper limit is the value you place on your own time and energy. Also, since it's OSS anyway, there is no price set to compete against.
Part of the point of setting a high bar would be to either:
1) receive adequate compensation or 2) get the company that can't afford to pay you to contribute in some other manner
Re:Taking a month off from OSS volunteering
by Matthias247 on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @06:05PM
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Yes, but reporting it may not be simple (depends on your country). Here you would need to have a registered business to be able to charge for it and to report it. And having a registered business besides your primary job requires agreement from your employer.
Re:Taking a month off from OSS volunteering
by xapata on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @09:10PM
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In the US anyone can be a sole proprietor at any time, at no cost.
Re:Taking a month off from OSS volunteering
by beevai142 on Wednesday December 21, 2016 @03:00PM
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Also, if you are already otherwise employed, any such work is basically overtime expert consulting work. It has to pay well, otherwise it does not make any sense for you to shoulder any extra responsibility and hassle of getting things done in the agreed time frame.
That sounds like a good recipe for getting into trouble because of tax fraud if it gets public. And even you are in the position to accept the money (e.g. by being self employed) it would not be worth the effort. If you charge a low sum the overhead will make it not pracitable and if it's a large sum no individual will want to pay you and companies will often not be able to pay you.