Benefits of Open Source Software Foundation Membership
With the Open Source Software Foundation’s sponsored corporate members as our target, we provide shared technology resources and acceleration of your company’s own technology with innovation through open source leadership and member participation. We provide events, trainings and certification, best open source practices, and marketing and promotions that which business members need to build, expand, and maintainn in communities of open source projects and for business activations. Depending on the Open Source Software Foundation’s membership level (separately regulated), benefits of corporate members include the following:
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Industry Leadership
Management and operational support for new open source projects
Collaboration with the Foundation officers to discuss open source strategy
Invitation to seminars focused on technology, compliance, and business topics
Promotion of member news through the Foundation’s SNS site for open source professionals
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Legal Leadership
Invitation to discuss and support open source legal strategy at the annual Open Compliance Conference
Legal Counseling Conference and Legal Counseling Support
Potential seat on the Board of Directors
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Technical Leadership
Creation of a new technology working group to help solve open source issues in a neutral environment
Direct consultation with relevant project leaders
Provision of opportunities for technical leadership roles in the Foundation
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Community Leadership
Invitation of presenters to invitation-based membership events
Participation in Mentor Support Programs: Invitation to cooperate with many open source developers to address technical and open source issues
Support the recruitment of members and seminars for new projects
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Additional benefits
Introduction of new technology to corporate members
Informal seminars on open source business, legal and technical issues
Discount on corporate site technical training
Benefits depending on the sponsor membership levels are available upon request. For more information, please contact us using the questions below. If you want to participate in a project, please visit the Foundation Project. The Open Source Software Foundation is joined by many IT-related companies. If you are an Open Source Software Foundation sponsored member (legal entity) and want to contact us for specific membership benefits based on the various levels offered, please fill out the form below. We will contact you.