>>numeri+(OP)
I agree with the goal but unless you create the petition using the official Bundestag website, this is about as useful as a thumbs up on Facebook.

If you make a petition with the official website and it passes they have to deal with it, even if its a rejection.

https://epetitionen.bundestag.de/epet/peteinreichen.html

>>tsak+Dc
Like this?

https://www.openpetition.de/petition/online/anerkennung-von-...

>>numeri+(OP)
Previous discussion (141 comments) which used the German version of the URL a few months back: >>46078770

>>thauma+If
Maybe this would have helped with something like Mastodon losing non-profit status? https://blog.joinmastodon.org/2024/04/mastodon-forms-new-u.s...

>>accoun+ZW
The context here is German law and the specific categories within the law an activity needs to be argued to fit in, not perceived or real benefit to society in a broader sense. "Adult education" is one of these categories, and it is proven to be accepted by German tax authorities for open source work.

Dependent on the project, other categories might work too. The list is in Abgabenordnung §52 ( https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/ao_1977/__52.html ) / Fiscal Code Section 52 Public benefit purposes ( https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/englisch_ao/englisch_ao.p... )

(Contrary to intuition, "advancement of science and research" is very hard to get accepted in unless you're a university or at least publish papers in journals. And while the law claims that in theory other purposes could be argued for, in practice tax authorities will simply stick to the list and not make exceptions.)