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3 = Background and Status =
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5 Many of the sponsors approached have asked questions around the value proposition of the OSI and what kind of return they may expect through participation:
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7 * //vision for OSI... and explain your view on how [a sponsor's] continued investment will be of value to the community, to the industry, and to [the sponsor].//
8 * //for many years they were the "only" entity that many open source projects begged for money from, and as a result, they are historically pretty hard-assed about needing to see ROI. Not to say we don't qualify, but be prepared for tough, directed questioning about the value to [the potential sponsor]."//
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10 = Corporate Sponsor Scheme =
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12 **NOTE: **//The following were collected from an [[//OSI presentation of February, 2013//>>url:http://wiki.opensource.org/xwiki/bin/download/Communities/Corporate+Sponsors+%26+Support+Program/2013.10%20OSI%20Corporate%20Support.pdf]].//
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14 == Current Organizational Standing ==
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16 * California 501(c)3 non-profit
17 * The pragmatic community organization that understands how developers, businesses, governments, and open source interact
18 * Keeper of the Open Source Definition
19 * Certifies open source licenses as complying to that definition
20 * Advocacy, education, and community bridge building
21 * Increased representation across the community through
22 ** Introduction of membership classes to broaden our community and participation
23 *** Individuals: over 400+ members so far
24 *** Affiliates: over 20+ non-profit open source foundations and organizations
25 ** Board term limits
26 *** Individual Membership board seats
27 *** Associate Membership board seats
28
29 == Changes to the OSI Starting in 2011-2012: ==
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31 * increasing our Corporate support and involvement
32 * increasing our Affiliate support and involvement
33 * increasing our Individual Membership support and involvement\\
34
35 == OSI Goals for Corporate Sponsorship ==
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37 * Corporate use of, and participation in open source is vital to the overall success of OSS
38 * Provide a open and transparent mechanism to allow corporations to show their support for open source, and the activities of the OSI.
39 * Increase the diversity of stakeholders and viewpoints within the OSI.
40 * Raise funds for the operations of the OSI
41
42 = Value Proposition =
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46 * Making open source safe to use:
47 ** maintaining the Open Source Definition
48 ** Approving licenses, and just as importantly,
49 *** rejecting non-compliant licenses
50 *** stopping license proliferation
51 * Educational resources around open source
52 ** The creation, participation in and management of open source projects and communities
53 ** Best practices in the identification and evaluation of open source software and the communities that support it
54 ** Guidelines for updating corporate procurement / acquisition processes related to open source software and service providers
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56 source, the easier is it for us to use open source.
57
58 == Sponsorship Provides ==
59
60 * Refocus OSI on the activities laid out in our mission:
61 ** Educate
62 ** Advocate
63 ** Build bridges (community)
64 ** License certification
65 * Become a more sustainable organization
66 * Hire a (small) professional staff
67
68 == Licensing: Program examples ==
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70 * Do more to guide developers to choose mainstream licenses to reduce license proliferation
71 * Revamp and professionalize the license certification process
72 * Transparent analysis and reporting of license popularity
73 * Raise awareness of the importance of patent licensing in modern OSS licenses
74
75 == Education: Program examples ==
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77 * Create the FLOSS Competence Center Network
78 * Jointly define a central body of knowledge related to free, libre, and open source software: http:~/~/flosscc.opensource.org/wiki/floss-body-knowledge
79 * International network
80 * Continue OSI's history of involvement and community representation
81 * The OSD and the OSI-approved license list has been referenced by many governments as defining FOSS
82 * Recent examples of successful advocacy on behalf of the FOSS community:
83 ** CPTN: http:~/~/opensource.org/history/CPTN
84 ** UK open standards: http:~/~/opensource.org/node/616
85 ** SOPA: http:~/~/opensource.org/node/599
86
87 = Community: Program Examples =
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89 * Engage with civil society umbrella organizations
90 * Collaborate with other FLOSS organizations (FSF, FSFE etc)
91 * Seek membership from all FLOSS communities
92 * Seek membership from all cultures
93 * Seek membership from all continents
94 * Successes: CPTN join submission with FSF; Affiliates from multiple continents
95 * Software Package Data eXcahnge SPDX
96
97 == How to Participate ==
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99 * Donate funds and/or services to the OSI
100 * Support the organization
101 ** Invite the OSI to participate in corporate sponsored events
102 ** Promote the OSI through corporate communications channels
103 * Can be publicly acknowledged if desired
104
105 == 2014 Initiatives ==
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107 * Working groups
108 ** Proposal process
109 ** Administrative support
110 ** Promotion and community building
111 ** Micro-funding opportunities
112 * Infrastructure
113 ** Social/Community Platform
114
115 == Sponsorship Levels ==
116
117 * Each Corporate Sponsor will make annual donations to the OSI.
118 (In a future revisions of the Bylaws, these may funds may be referred to as annual dues. But for now, they will be donations.)
119 * The dues will vary by the annual corporate revenue of the total of all affiliated companies. Staggering dues makes it affordable for smaller companies to show their support of the OSI. Our goal is to create a large and diverse corporate membership.
120 * These dues are in United States Dollars.
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123 |=Annual Corporate Revenues|=Annual Dues
124 |greater than $250 million|$20,000
125 |greater than $100 million but less than or equal to $250 million|$15,000
126 |greater than $50 million but less than or equal to $100 million|$10,000
127 |greater than $10 million but less than or equal to $50 million|$7,500
128 |less than or equal to $10 million|$5,000
129 |less than $1 million and not more than ten employees or contractors on staff|$1,000
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131 = Services & Support: Value Proposition =
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133 |=Program|=Activities|=Benefit(s)|=Current Status
134 | Educate, License| Guide developers in choice of mainstream open source licenses to reduce license proliferation| |
135 | Educate, License| Revamp and professionalize the license certification process| |
136 | Educate, License| Transparent analysis and reporting of license popularity| |
137 | Educate, License| Raise awareness of the importance of patent licensing in modern OSS licenses| |
138 | Educate, Community| Continue OSI's history of involvement and community representation| |
139 | Educate, Community| The OSD and the OSI-approved license list has been referenced by many governments as defining FOSS| |
140 | |\\| |

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