The OSI recognizes three types of organizations as elegible for OSI Affiliate Membership: non-profit organizations, educational institutions and user communities.

Non-Profit Organizations

Qualifications

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1. Currently recognized as a (or application submitted for) non-profit / not-for-profit / public benefit (or equivalent) by the national government were organized.
2. Mission statement describing purpose and goals.
3. Documentation formalizing organization, e.g. by-laws.
4. Funding source(s).
5. Publicly available release of a product(s) or service(s).
   1. Released with an OSI Approved License.
6. Use of an OSI approved open source license (software development projects only).
7. Documented approach for participation by the public.
8. An active community:
   1. Methods for current and interested individuals/organizations to join and participate in your community
   2. Active participation from multiple contributors, i.e. individuals and organizations other than founders (contributions may be other than programming/technology)
9. References from other open source projects, ideally a current OSI Affiliate Member.
10. Transparency in governance

Criteria

1. OSI Agreement has been signed and submitted.
2. Cover letter including
   1. interest in Affiliation;
   2. proof of qualification.

Educational Institutions

Qualifications

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Criteria

User Communities

Qualifications

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1. Founding documentation formalizing organization, e.g. by-laws.
2. Association memberships, partnerships, etc. (if applicable) with international, national, professional and/or affiliated organizations.
3. Mission statement describing purpose and goals.
4. Publicly available release of events/activities, e.g. meetings, conferences, etc.
5. Documented approach for participation by the public.
6. An active community:
   1. Methods for current and interested individuals/organizations to join and participate in your community
   2. Active participation from multiple contributors, i.e. individuals and organizations other than founders (contributions may be other than programming/technology)
7. References from other open source projects, ideally a current OSI Affiliate Member.

Criteria