Wiki source code of Affiliate Membership Qualifications and Criteria
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| 1 | The OSI recognizes three types of organizations as elegible for OSI Affiliate Membership: non-profit organizations, educational institutions and user communities. | ||
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| 3 | = Non-Profit Organizations = | ||
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| 5 | **Qualifications** | ||
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| 7 | //Please provide references for...// | ||
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| 9 | 1. Currently recognized as a (or application submitted for) non-profit / not-for-profit (or equivalent) by the national government were organized. | ||
| 10 | 1. Mission statement describing purpose and goals. | ||
| 11 | 1. Documentation formalizing organization, e.g. by-laws. | ||
| 12 | 1. Publicly available release of a product(s) or service(s). | ||
| 13 | 1. Use of an OSI approved open source license (software development projects only). | ||
| 14 | 1. Documented approach for participation by the public. | ||
| 15 | 1. An active community: | ||
| 16 | 11. Methods for current and interested individuals/organizations to join and participate in your community | ||
| 17 | 11. Active participation from multiple contributors, i.e. individuals and organizations other than founders (contributions may be other than programming/technology) | ||
| 18 | 1. References from other open source projects, ideally a current OSI Affiliate Member. | ||
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| 20 | **Criteria** | ||
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| 22 | 1. OSI Agreement has been signed and submitted. | ||
| 23 | 1. Cover letter including | ||
| 24 | 11. interest in Affiliation; | ||
| 25 | 11. proof of qualification. | ||
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| 27 | = Educational Institutions = | ||
| 28 | |||
| 29 | Qualifications | ||
| 30 | |||
| 31 | |||
| 32 | //Please provide references for...// | ||
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| 34 | 1. Institution is currently recognized and in good standing by an appropriate accreditation body. | ||
| 35 | 1. Institutional/departmental authority to partner with external organizations. | ||
| 36 | 1. Mission statement describing purpose and goals. | ||
| 37 | 1. Documentation formalizing organization, e.g. by-laws. | ||
| 38 | 1. Publicly available release of a product(s) or service(s). | ||
| 39 | 1. Use of an OSI approved open source license (software development projects only). | ||
| 40 | 1. Documented approach for participation by the public. | ||
| 41 | 1. An active community: | ||
| 42 | 11. Methods for current and interested individuals/organizations to join and participate in your community | ||
| 43 | 11. Active participation from multiple contributors, i.e. individuals and organizations other than founders (contributions may be other than programming/technology) | ||
| 44 | 1. References from other open source projects, ideally a current OSI Affiliate Member. | ||
| 45 | |||
| 46 | Criteria | ||
| 47 | |||
| 48 | = User Communities = | ||
| 49 | |||
| 50 | Qualifications | ||
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| 52 | |||
| 53 | //Please provide references for...// | ||
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| 55 | 1. Founding documentation formalizing organization, e.g. by-laws. | ||
| 56 | 1. Association memberships, partnerships, etc. (if applicable) with international, national, professional and/or affiliated organizations. | ||
| 57 | 1. Mission statement describing purpose and goals. | ||
| 58 | 1. Publicly available release of events/activities, e.g. meetings, conferences, etc. | ||
| 59 | 1. Documented approach for participation by the public. | ||
| 60 | 1. An active community: | ||
| 61 | 11. Methods for current and interested individuals/organizations to join and participate in your community | ||
| 62 | 11. Active participation from multiple contributors, i.e. individuals and organizations other than founders (contributions may be other than programming/technology) | ||
| 63 | 1. References from other open source projects, ideally a current OSI Affiliate Member. | ||
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| 65 | Criteria |