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NY Bill Proposes Tax Credit for Open Source Developers
“Assemblymen Jonathan Bing and Micah Kellner, along with a number of co-sponsors, have introduced proposed legislation in New York State which would grant a tax credit to individuals acting as volunteers who develop open source programs. The idea of the credit is to ensure that volunteer developers, who could not otherwise deduct their expenses because they are not part of a ‘business’, should nevertheless be able to receive a tax benefit for their contribution. The credit would be for 20% of the expenses incurred, up to $200. The preamble to the bill notes that the New York State Assembly itself currently uses ‘Open Source programs such as Mozilla for email, Firefox for web browsing, and WebCal for electronic calendars’, and that these programs have led to significant cost savings to taxpayers. The preamble also cited a 2006 report authored by John Irons and Carl Malamud from the Center for American Progress detailing how Open Source software enhances a broader dissemination of knowledge and ideas.” from slashdot
Under the draft procurement standards, software makers that do business with New York State agencies must certify that they have rid their code of the Top 25 Errors. The language insists that vendors should conduct an analysis using the Top 25 list and document in writing that they have been mitigated.