Petition in Germany to recognize unpaid contribution to free and open source software projects as 'society-beneficial volunteering' (ehrenamt)!
This will give volunteering for e.g. 
@postmarketOS , 
@freifunk , 
@kde , 
@nextcloudNextcloud 📱☁️💻 , 
@Mastodon and other libre projects the same legal status as taking care of an elderly family member or volunteering for a youth association, which provides tax benefits and relaxes requirements for receiving unemployment benefits.
English language version (only sign one version): https://www.openpetition.de/petition/online/recognition-of-work-on-open-source-as-volunteering-in-germany
News article (German): https://www.heise.de/news/Petition-Open-Source-Arbeit-soll-als-Ehrenamt-gelten-11094436.html
News article (English): https://www.heise.de/en/news/Petition-Open-source-work-should-count-as-volunteer-activity-11095357.html
If you're not a resident of Germany, go ahead and use this thread to organize similar initiatives in your country of residence.
#deutschland #foss #floss #volunteer #ehrenamt #freiwilligkeit #openSource #freeSoftware
