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Speex Goes 1.0, Xiph Goes 501(c)3

Posted by timothy on from the free-as-in-easy dept.

Emmettfish writes "Hey, folks! We've posted an announcement this morning; Speex (the free and open voice compression codec by Jean-Marc Valin) has gone 1.0, and the Xiph.Org Foundation is now officially recognized as a charitable non-profit organization by the IRS. Donate to help us write more Free Software and get a tax break. Thanks!"

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  1. Re:Is this really a charity? by Sloppy · · Score: 3, Insightful
    (It's Xiph, not Xing.)

    If you give money to a cancer-cure-research organization, it doesn't suddenly become a non-charity if you happen to have cancer.

    When it comes to codecs, we all have cancer and we all want the cure. While you do get something in return for your donation, you are not specifically the entity that gets something; everyone gets something for your donation, including your competitors.

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