[OHM] Linux Foundation

[Richard Welty]

the amount of public information on the LF site about affiliation is
a bit sketchy. apparently they have some potential organizational
templates that can be looked at. i have taken the liberty of submitting
OHM to them as a potential LF project so i can talk to them in more
depth about what the benefits and requirements are to Linux Foundation
affiliation. they are heavily oriented towards code oriented projects;
i made it clear that OHM is primarily a data oriented project that
produces some code to enable use of the data.

the full text that is available on their public website is as follows
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ake sure you’re ok with the Linux Foundations’s core requirements:

Project decision-making moves to a model of open, transparent
governance. This doesn’t mean the LF takes over and resets your
technical direction and vision back to day zero. Instead we mean that
work with the project founders to document an open model of
collaborative community operation – almost always without disrupting the
next release or existing contributor base at all. The key is to create
transparency about who makes decisions and how.

Any trademark, git repo accounts or community assets should be owned
neutrally by the foundation entity

The project operates under an open license and IP model (keep the
lawyers happy and enable community velocity of contributions by using
well-established and understood approaches)

At least 1 Linux Foundation member is sponsoring the project

Contact us to discuss the mission and scope of your project, including
any context around the community you have or want to attract

Think about building your community. Who is already engaged? Are there
any of our 1,600+ member companies and organizations potentially
interested in participating?

Work with the LF to draft the governance documents. Our templates are
designed to help put the basics in place and let the community define
how they operate (and they’ve already been approved by lawyers at 1,400+
companies)

Plan an announcement; changes like moving to the LF are a great way to
gain visibility for your project.

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